Data Doctors: Tips on how to use video conference services like Zoom safely
Ken Colburn, April 3, 2020, 8:53 AM
Zoom-bombing
One of the most common problems with the Zoom platform is from uninvited attendees that disrupt the video chat with a variety of antics – a.k.a. Zoom-bombing.
It’s a form of photobombing, as trolls post vulgar comments, pornographic images, and racist epithets to unsuspecting users, usually in a large gathering.
Zoom-bombing has caused many online gatherings to shut down, as new users don’t understand how to securely host a meeting. The very thing that’s made Zoom so popular – its ease of use – is also what made it very easy for those with little experience to be exploited.
Many hosts made the mistake of publishing their meeting link on social media or other public methods that made it easy for pranksters to crash the party.