Zoom has become a target for wrongdoers and potential hackers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
, a Massachusetts high school online class was interrupted by a person cursing and shouting the teacher's home address, and in a separate Massachusetts school meeting, an unidentified person appeared on video displaying swastika tattoos.
"As large numbers of people turn to video-teleconferencing platforms to stay connected in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, reports of VTC hijacking are emerging nationwide," the FBI Boston field office warned."The FBI has received multiple reports of conferences being disrupted by pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language."
Zoom updated its default settings, so passwords are required and teachers "are the only ones who can share content in class," the company said in a statement to USA TODAY."We are deeply upset to hear about the incidents involving this type of attack.
During March, daily downloads of Zoom in the USA rose more than 1,000% from 29,802 to 339,701, Apptopia says.
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