Zoom condemns hackers after adviser's porn incident; Tips to keep calls secure

“Increasing reports” of harassment

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Video-conferencing technology provider Zoom has condemned “increasing reports” of hackers exploiting its platform, after pornography appeared in a London adviser’s Zoom meeting.

Use of the American-based remote conferencing service has skyrocketed in recent weeks after the coronavirus outbreak, and cases of "zoombombing" - when hackers access meetings and post explicit images - have been reported. Professional Adviser spoke to London financial adviser and Capital Asset Management chief executive Alan Smith, whose Zoom meeting on Friday (3 April) was "bombed" by hackers. Responding to the incident, a Zoom spokesperson said the company was "deeply upset by increasing reports of harassment on our platform and strongly condemn such behaviour". "We are listenin...

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