A porn 'Zoom-bomber' hijacked an online conference with a Federal Reserve governor
More than 200 people were logged on when the conference was"Zoom-bombed." One participant with the display name"Dan" started showing porn photos a few minutes before the event started, according to a Reuters reporter who was in the meeting.
"Zoom-bombing" is where a virtual call is interrupted by users who are uninvited and gatecrash a meeting. "We were a victim of a teleconference, or Zoom, hijacking and we are trying to understand what we need to do going forward to prevent this from ever happening again. It is an incident we deeply regret," executive director of the MBCA, Brent Tjarks, told Reuters.
He said the incident was a first for the organization and thought incorrect settings for muting participants may be to blame.about Zoom-bombing in March 2020, advising that meetings should be made private with a password to gain access, and not to post links on social media.
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