Video conferencing software maker Zoom has launched a new feature today that can alert conference organizers when their online meetings are at risk of getting disrupted via Zoombombing attacks.Named “At-Risk Meeting Notifier,” this new feature is a service that runs on Zoom’s backend servers and works by continuously scanning public posts on social media and other public sites for Zoom meeting links.When At-Risk Meeting Notifier finds a Zoom meeting URL, it automatically sends an email to the conference organizers with a warning that other people may be able to access their room and possibly disrupt their meeting.These types of disruptions are known as Zoombombing or Zoom raids, and they have been a major issue for the company all year.Zoombombing is when trolls connect to a Zoom room uninvited and disrupt the meeting by hurling insults, playing pornographic content, or making threats to other participants.Zoombombing incidents usually take place after one of the participants shares a link to a Zoom meeting (and sometimes its password) on social media, Discord channels, or Reddit threads, asking others to disrupt the conference.
Source: New Zoom feature can alert room owners of possible Zoombombing disruptions | ZDNet
