![]() ![]() In late March, the FBI said in an unidentified person or persons dialed into a high school teacher’s online class and yelled a profanity, as well as the teacher’s home address.ĪNKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 30 : Logo of Zoom, remote conferencing services company for mobile application and desktop is seen with writing of COVID-19 coronavirus disease in back of it, in Ankara, Turkey on March 30, 2020. ![]() The FBI Boston Division cited two recent “Zoombombing” incidents at schools in Massachusetts. “We are listening to our community of users to help us evolve our approach,” the spokesperson said. ![]() The company said it began “actively educating users on how they can protect their meetings and help prevent incidents of harassment” on March 20. “We are deeply upset to hear about the incidents involving this type of attack and we strongly condemn such behavior,” the spokesperson said in an email statement. ![]() The FBI received “multiple reports” of video conference calls being interrupted by “pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language,” the agency said in its release.Ī spokesperson for Zoom told CNN in an email on Thursday that the company is aware of the FBI’s recent press release and “appreciates all efforts to raise awareness around how to best prevent these kinds of attacks.” “Zoombombing” has become so prevalent that this week the FBI issued a news release to warn people of the threat. The term refers to a form of cyber harassment reported by some app users, who have reported that some of their calls have been hijacked by unidentified individuals and trolls who spew hateful language or share graphic images. Zoom's massive 'overnight success' actually took nine years ![]()
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