

In Zoom, there are two options to make a meeting private: require a meeting password or use the waiting room feature and control the admittance of guests. Do not make meetings or classrooms public.The following steps can be taken to mitigate teleconference hijacking threats: In this incident, the individual was visible on the video camera and displayed swastika tattoos.Īs individuals continue the transition to online lessons and meetings, the FBI recommends exercising due diligence and caution in your cybersecurity efforts. A second Massachusetts-based school reported a Zoom meeting being accessed by an unidentified individual.This individual yelled a profanity and then shouted the teacher’s home address in the middle of instruction.

In late March 2020, a Massachusetts-based high school reported that while a teacher was conducting an online class using the teleconferencing software Zoom, an unidentified individual(s) dialed into the classroom.Within the FBI Boston Division’s area of responsibility (AOR), which includes Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, two schools in Massachusetts reported the following incidents: The FBI has received multiple reports of conferences being disrupted by pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language. As large numbers of people turn to video-teleconferencing (VTC) platforms to stay connected in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, reports of VTC hijacking (also called “Zoom-bombing”) are emerging nationwide.
