Advisory on `Zoom Bombing'

The COVID-19 crisis and lockdown have resulted in a burgeoning of online platforms, including Zoom. A new form of online hacking, including the introduction of Antisemitic content has resulted and is referred to as "Zoom Bombing". This is a new threat, in which extremists disrupt online activities by Jewish communities and others.

Our friends at the ADL contacted the SAJBD last night to share some important resources in addressing this new threat:

1. A case study of one white supremacist engaging in "Zoom Bombing" from the ADL Center on Extremism , What is "Zoom Bombing" and Who is Behind It?. It also notes some other instances.

2. A resource of How to Prevent "Zoom Bombing", by the ADL Center for Technology and Society, offering practical advice on how to prevent Zoom Bombing of online events in your communities.

We encourage community members who experience “Zoom Bombing” or any other acts of antisemitism to advise the SAJBD on sajbd@sajbd.org.