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“Zoombombing” is a federal offense that could result in imprisonment, prosecutors warn

You could get arrested for “Zoombombing.”

www.theverge.com

Personally some of these are pretty funny, and I see this as more of a failing on Zoom than something that should be considered a crime. I guess the US gov't doesn't have anything better to do right now...

“You think Zoom bombing is funny? Let’s see how funny it is after you get arrested,” stated Matthew Schneider, the US Attorney for the Eastern Michigan district, said in a statement. “If you interfere with a teleconference or public meeting in Michigan, you could have federal, state, or local law enforcement knocking at your door.”

Oftentimes, it’s not a prankster hacking into a call so much as the organizer overlooking key privacy settings to help protect the call from unwanted third parties sneaking on.

Here's some examples:





EDIT: This is what I'm talking about where it's Zoom's responsibility to fix:

Zoom Bombings Started Off as Pranks. Now Someone Could End Up Dead

For those unaware, Zoom officially has a porn problem. The multibillion-dollar video messaging mainstay among employees at Johnson & Johnson and the

gizmodo.com

As confirmed by Gizmodo, public-facing Zoom links share a specific string of characters that, when plugged into Google search (or “dorked,” in internet parlance), will turn up dozens of upcoming Zoom meetings. Trying the search term ourselves, we were able to pull links for Zooms dedicated to hot yoga, wine tasting, and legal advice—all in less than a minute—not to mention more than a few Zoom’s dedicated to parents and their kids.

The article does go on to list a bunch of stuff that absolutely goes too far. Disrupting a class by yelling or naming yourself "Jack Mehoff" is one thing, but I doubt anyone would think it was cool, or okay, to play porn in a kindergarten group, which is already a crime. This is 100% on Zoom and AGs shouldn't even have to declare that this is a crime, Zoom should fix its shit policies.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Zoomers gonna Zoom.

Is there a way the teacher can limit the classroom size to fit the exact number of students on their class roster?

 

[Tesseract]

good, this behavior should be rooted and obliterated

 

[Cunth]

Didn’t even know this was a thing. Fuck I’m sick of Zoom

 

[TwoDurans]

Didn’t even know this was a thing. Fuck I’m sick of Zoom

Apparently the security is so lax that if someone gets your link they can do whatever they want, including kicking people from the rooms. Add to it that some local government and schools have made their zoom links public in order to get attendees it leads to people pranking them.

 

[neobiz]

The real crime here is Zoombombing has penetrated my bubble

 

[Elektro Demon]

Never heard about this and I'm not pleased that I now found out.

 

[Kenpachii]

I don't get it, just expel them from video conference calls aka from school.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

yeah we heard about this on standup this morning. we've been using Zoom for years. think we will be switching platforms. last week i visited my brother and his two grade school kids used Zoom as well for remote schooling.

apparently it's due to people sharing links on reddit. really dumb move, that.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Well this shit happens, I can see why.

Man Hacks Zoom Virtual Classroom & Exposes Himself To Children | 1290 WJNO | Florida News

The unnamed suspect is the most recent example of the hacking incidents that have been happening across the nation through the video conferencing app.

wjno.iheart.com

Man exposes himself after hacking into online Florida class, school officials say

A man exposed himself to students after hacking into an online class being held by a public school in Florida, school officials said Thursday. The man gained unauthorized access to the Zoom video c…

www.sun-sentinel.com

 

[DESTROYA]

TwoDurans

Do you think USA can’t pass some laws while also focusing on fighting the virus?
I think it’s a great idea.

 

[triplestation]

i wish using cheating programs for multiplayer video games were treated the same

 

[TwoDurans]

TwoDurans

Do you think USA can’t pass some laws while also focusing on fighting the virus?
I think it’s a great idea.

I think there's plenty of things that can be done that have nothing to do with a virus but also don't make prank phone calls punishable by jail time. Jumping on a video chat and exposing yourself is already a crime, it's called indecent exposure, possibly even contributing to the delinquency. Policing users of a company that can't be trusted to actually have security guardrails isn't the role of the government.

 

[Tesseract]

I think there's plenty of things that can be done that have nothing to do with a virus but also don't make prank phone calls punishable by jail time. Jumping on a video chat and exposing yourself is already a crime, it's called indecent exposure, possibly even contributing to the delinquency. Policing users of a company that can't be trusted to actually have security guardrails isn't the role of the government.

nah fuck that, burn them alive

 

[DESTROYA]

I think there's plenty of things that can be done that have nothing to do with a virus but also don't make prank phone calls punishable by jail time. Jumping on a video chat and exposing yourself is already a crime, it's called indecent exposure, possibly even contributing to the delinquency. Policing users of a company that can't be trusted to actually have security guardrails isn't the role of the government.

Pretty sure this will cover other platforms as well , it’s not “just” a prank phone call when someone exposes himself to kids .

 

[infinitys_7th]

I have to go with my chaos leanings here - public officials should suck it up. If you can't handle someone sharing goatse or playing Moonman songs or something else grossly offensive you probably aren't fit to be in a decision-making position.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

bruh

 

[Tesseract]

it's not about resilience, these people don't have time for this stupid shit

it's funny once, barely

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Ownage]

These aren't even lulz, just stupid shit.

 

[quickwhips]

This shit is stupid. I now have to moderate this shit and eat my day up for government officials...

 

[ManaByte]

Well this shit happens, I can see why.

Man Hacks Zoom Virtual Classroom & Exposes Himself To Children | 1290 WJNO | Florida News

The unnamed suspect is the most recent example of the hacking incidents that have been happening across the nation through the video conferencing app.

wjno.iheart.com

Man exposes himself after hacking into online Florida class, school officials say

A man exposed himself to students after hacking into an online class being held by a public school in Florida, school officials said Thursday. The man gained unauthorized access to the Zoom video c…

www.sun-sentinel.com

So it’s the new XBL Uno.

 

[Mistake]

Well this shit happens, I can see why.

Man Hacks Zoom Virtual Classroom & Exposes Himself To Children | 1290 WJNO | Florida News

The unnamed suspect is the most recent example of the hacking incidents that have been happening across the nation through the video conferencing app.

wjno.iheart.com

Man exposes himself after hacking into online Florida class, school officials say

A man exposed himself to students after hacking into an online class being held by a public school in Florida, school officials said Thursday. The man gained unauthorized access to the Zoom video c…

www.sun-sentinel.com

It's good to see that anyone who knows how to use a computer is still called a "hacker."

 

[womfalcs3]

These aren't even lulz, just stupid shit.

Yes. It was amusing for like 30 seconds. Then it got tired.

If you host Zoom as a webinar, you can see who has all joined as the host (professor in this case), but they can't talk or show video. They could still type questions.

A webinar as opposed to a meeting.

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

Everyone they arrest for this they should put into a temporary coma. Then when they have enough people, they should unleash them onto one of the semi-deserted islands the US owns and turn it into a televised version of No Escape (Ray Liotta).

That way all of us ordered to shelter at home can have something good to watch for prime time. Could even run sport bets on it.

Spoiler

If I'm going to be in the Apocalypse, at least give me some Running Man.

 

[BigBooper]

Prank phone calls are making a comeback.

 

[raduque]

Shouldve been using Microsoft Teams!

 

[haxan7]

That’s some of the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen.

 

[Ichabod]

Ok, Zoomer