6/1/2023 0 Comments Zoombombing app![]() With social distancing restriction, virtual meetings are now the norm everywhere. Video conferencing technology has matured in recent years, driven by massive demand even before Covid-19. ![]() ![]() Video conferencing is incredibly valuable The rest of the world needs to do this manually. Last week, Zoom upgraded security on its default settings, but only for education accounts. And while hosts can disable the screen share function, they’d have to be quick. The meeting’s host doesn’t need to grant permission for others to join. Gatecrashers may only have to try a handful of code combinations before successfully landing a victim. Joining one simply requires a standard Zoom URL, with an automatically generated nine-digit code at the end. The problem is that Zoom meetings lack password protection. In another incident, a Massachusetts-based high school teacher conducting an online class had someone enter the virtual classroom and shout profanities, before revealing the teacher’s home address. “Alcohol is soooo good,” the trolls reportedly said to one group of recovering alcoholics. In some cases, online trolls have crashed alcohol support group meetings held via the app. With hundreds of millions around the world now reliant on the app for work, this unfortunate trend is becoming more common, often involving a bombardment of pornographic imagery. ![]() “Zoombombing” in case you haven’t heard, is the unsavoury practice of posting distressing comments, pictures or videos after gatecrashing virtual meetings hosted by the videoconferencing app Zoom. ![]()
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