The increase in Zoom bombing was first witnessed in March 2020 amid COVID-19 related lockdown.
A hateful intrusion during a Jewish congregation service on Zoom has distressed a community of 200 people in Newington, Connecticut. The hack lasted for three seconds and showcased hate speech and Swastikas. The latter is an ancient symbol that was used as an emblem for the German Nazi party.
The service was held on Friday wherein, two hundred people gathered online to remember loved ones who have died, also known as Mourner’s Kaddish. The so-called phenomena; ‘Zoombombing’ not only disrupted the Jewish prayer but also disrespected them.
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The intruders violated the system’s ‘annotate’ feature and posted swastikas whilst playing traditional Jewish music called Klezmer as a background score. In addition to this, the cyber intruders used the chat feature to type spiteful and inappropriate messages.
Rabbi Jeffrey Bennet, the one handling the ceremony quoted the hack as: ‘It was three seconds too long.’ He immediately stopped sharing the screen and a worship service host muted all attendees in hopes to avoid chaos. However, the congregation members were left ‘shocked and shaken’ claims Bennet.
Image of a similar incident that took place in April 2020 in which the Zoom meeting was defaced with Swastika.
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