‘Zoombombing’ is a federal offense that could result in imprisonment, prosecutors warn

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Federal prosecutors are now warning pranksters and hackers of the potential legal implications of “Zoombombing,” wherein someone successfully invades a public or sometimes even private meeting over the videoconferencing platform to broadcast shock videos, pornography, or other disruptive content.The warning was posted as a press released to the Department of Justice’s website under the US Attorney’s office for the state’s Eas