Zoombombing, a kind of virtual gatecrashing that has been used to spread harassment and hate speech, has become a serious problem during the pandemic. An analysis of this behaviour shows the majority of Zoombombers get access from insiders rather than hacking in Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2255550-most-zoombombing-is-not-done-by-external-hackers-theyre-inside-jobs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Taiwan Tells Agencies Not To Use Zoom On Security Grounds
Taiwan’s cabinet has told government agencies to stop using the Zoom conferencing app due to privacy and security woes. Reuters reports: Zoom’s daily users ballooned to more than 200 million in March, as coronavirus-induced shutdowns forced employees to work from home and schools switched to the company’s free app for conducting and coordinating online classes. However, the company is facing a…
Zoom Will Enable Waiting Rooms By Default To Stop Zoombombing
Zoom is making some much-needed changes to prevent “Zoombombing,” a term used to describe when someone successfully invades a public or private meeting over the videoconferencing platform to broadcast shock videos, pornography, or other disruptive content. The act was recently mentioned on the Department of Justice’s website, warning that users who engage in this sort of video hacking could face fines…