The FBI on Monday warned of a nationwide rise in so-called “Zoom-bombing,” or video hacking, as more people have turned to video-teleconferencing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent weeks, the bureau has received multiple reports of conferences – and in some cases, online classrooms – being disrupted by pornographic, hateful images or threatening language. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates Last week, a high school in Massachusetts reported that someone dialed into the classroom while a teacher was conducting an online class, the FBI said.
The individual shouted profanities before leaving the teacher’s home address. A similar incident played out another school in Massachusetts this month: