Neowin News Feed for: Zoombombing

Zoom agrees to pay $86 million to settle class-action lawsuit

Usama Jawad — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:02:01 +0000

Zoom has agreed to pay $86 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. The allegations included breach of customer data privacy and poor security standards that allowed zoombombing. Read more...

Zoom unveils internal feature that alerts conference owners to potential disruptions

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:34:01 +0000

Zoom now lets hosts suspend participant activities and remove a disruptive participant. It also unveiled an internal feature for alerting meeting organizers to potential Zoombombing attacks. Read more...

Basic Zoom accounts will receive features geared towards security on May 9

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 06 May 2020 09:42:01 +0000

Under the May 9 update, passwords will be required for all meetings, both new and previously scheduled. Other changes involve screen sharing privileges and waiting rooms to further improve security. Read more...