Illinois’ attorney general’s office has not received any complaints about Zoom hacking, but it is monitoring the issue, spokeswoman Tori Joseph said. The incident lasted less than a minute, but that was enough time for the hackers to shout antisemitic profanities, Schwab said. Schwab and the meeting host acted quickly to shut down the call. She uses Zoom frequently and knew that if meeting hosts don’t disable certain settings, members can take control of the screen. Schwab knew immediately what was happening. They appeared to be teenage boys, Schwab said. The group was hosting a virtual game night on Zoom with about 30 people, when hackers took control of the call. “Those who have particular ideologies … can use this as an opportunity to target different groups.”ĬhiTribe, a Chicago-based organization meant to reach Jewish millennials, was Zoombombed Monday night, said co-founder and Executive Director Rebecca Joey Schwab. "We assume that those who are doing it are seeking to disrupt, and in some cases, spread hate and even intimidate,” Goldenberg said. On Tuesday alone, ADL’s Chicago office received four calls from different Jewish organizations reporting that their video meetings had been targeted. But many reported incidents of Zoombombing tread into more nefarious waters, said David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of anti-hate organization ADL, also called the Anti-Defamation League.
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