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Most zoombombing incidents are "Inside jobs" according to a study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

The videoconferencing app Zoom became an online home for many of these activities, but the migration also led to incidents of zoombombing - disruptors joining online meetings to share racist or obscene content and cause chaos.

A study shows that most zoombombing incidents are "Inside jobs."

"Some of the measures that people would think stops zoombombing - such as requiring a password to enter a class or meeting - did not deter anybody," Blackburn said.

"We have been deeply upset to hear about these types of incidents, and Zoom strongly condemns such behavior. Zoom offers unique link capabilities when meeting registration is turned on. We have also recently updated a number of default settings and added features to help hosts more easily access in-meeting security controls, including controlling screen sharing, removing and reporting participants, and locking meetings, among other actions."

"We have also been educating users on security best practices for setting up their meetings, including requiring registration, only allowing access to authenticated users, and preventing participants from renaming themselves. We encourage anyone hosting large-scale or public events to utilize Zoom's webinar solution. We take meeting disruptions extremely seriously and we encourage users to report any incidents of this kind to Zoom and law enforcement authorities so the appropriate action can be taken against offenders."

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