Zoombombing is a crime, not a prank, prosecutors warn

Zoombombing is a crime, not a prank, prosecutors warn

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/zoombombing-is-a-crime-not-a-prank-prosecutors-warn/

Coronavirus-related social distancing measures have given a big popularity boost to Zoom, a video conferencing platform that's known for its ease of use but not necessarily strong security or privacy protections. Internet trolls and other troublemakers have responded with "Zoombombing": joining Zoom meetings uninvited and disrupting them. Zoombombers have exposed themselves to schoolchildren and shouted racial slurs.

In a Friday statement, federal prosecutors in Michigan warned the public that Zoombombing isn't a harmless prank; it's a crime.