DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the video chat service Zoom has gained huge popularity throughout the nation. But a recent hacking incident has some doubting its safety.
This situation happened during a Dallas ISD Zoom meeting featuring over 60 people including students and staff, when towards the end of the call, child pornographic images began showing up on the screen.
Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu with the University of Texas-Dallas told WFAA that it’s important to not just rely on the app’s security service
“You don’t have to fear but you have to be careful and you have to be cautious,” said Dr. Murat.
Dallas ISD released a formal statement saying,
“We apologize for the graphic images some of our students and families may have seen during a parent-senior Zoom meeting, which was hacked by an unknown source yesterday. It’s unfortunate the digital platform that many of us rely on to connect students with teachers each day, has been compromised through various “Zoom-bombings”. Though we are disappointed the incident occurred, campus administrators successfully restarted the meeting without further incident and are working with Dallas ISD Police to investigate. A formal complaint was reported to Zoom, as we hope this incident prompts a stronger review of their security measures.”
Zoom has yet to make a comment on the incident.