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July 2, 2020

Zoom got big fast. Then videobombers made it rework security

  • The video-conferencing service plans to make it virtually impossible for anyone outside a meeting to eavesdrop.
    • By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN RAMON, Calif. — Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the U.S., a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight.

    And just as quickly as Zoom became a household name for connecting work colleagues, church and school groups, friends, family, book clubs and others during stay-at-home lockdowns, it also gained a reputation for lax security as intrusive “videobombers” barged into private meetings or just spied on intimate conversations.


     
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