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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Students Conspire in Chats to ‘Zoom-Bomb’ Online Classes, Harass Teachers

The video begins with a teacher in front of a web camera, instructing her students on the day’s lessons. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all the participants are communicating online, using the video conferencing app Zoom
But they aren’t alone. The meeting has also been infiltrated by pranksters who are set on disrupting the class with curse words and racist taunts. 
“Yeah, no one gives a fuck,” one of the hijackers yells at the teacher. “No one gives a fuck about your class… Fuck Spanish.”
The incident is but one example of “zoom-bombing,” or when someone with ill-intent hijacks an online video conferencing session. On Monday, the FBI warned the public about the attacks, which the agency says is emerging as a nationwide threat...

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