Security News > 2020 > March > As Zoom Booms, Incidents of ‘ZoomBombing’ Become a Growing Nuisance

The developers of the online video-conferencing service cautioned users to avoid sharing Zoom meeting links publicly and widely on social media and to use some simple management tools within the system to help avoid scenarios in which uninvited participants disrupt meetings in unpleasant and threatening ways.

The company posted in response to numerous reports of threat actors upending Zoom meetings with hate speech such as racist messages, threats of sexual harassment, and pornographic images that drive meeting participants offline or force the meeting to be abruptly cancelled.

The problem has become prevalent because the ease of which anyone can join a Zoom meeting if they know the meeting link, which means hosts need to set some specific parameters to help prevent Zoom trolls from gaining access, according to Zoom.

The company warned Zoom users to be careful when sharing links via social media and try to ensure only trusted colleagues or participants can join the meeting.

Zoom meeting hosts don't even have to send out a public link for users to participate in their meetings, according to the post.

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https://threatpost.com/as-zoom-booms-incidents-of-zoombombing-become-a-growing-nuisance/154187/