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  • "Zoombombing," when third-party users jump into Zoom calls to disrupt them, often with graphic or disturbing content, became a concern in the early days of the pandemic.

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  • As the popularity of video-conferencing software like Zoom has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, so, too, has the phenomenon of virtual gatecrashing, commonly known as Zoombombing.

    Most Zoombombing is not done by external hackers – they're inside jobs #author.fullName} 2020

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  • is when jerks join an organization's Zoom meeting to prank or insult people

    March 31, 2020

  • "This week also saw concerns raised around data security by instances of ‘Zoom-bombing’ as reports of trolls who crash gatherings on the popular remote-meeting platform emerged. Some meetings have been hijacked with racist content. Meanwhile, the chat and gaming app Houseparty claimed it was the target of a ‘smear campaign‘ alleging that it had been hacked and is offering a $1 million reward for proof of a hack."

    - https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/04/first-draft-the-weekly-briefing/

    April 5, 2020