Hackers hijack Singapore home-based lessons on Zoom to allegedly show obscene photos to children
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SINGAPORE - What was supposed to be a home-based geography lesson on video conferencing platform Zoom for Secondary 1 student Zee, 13, took a traumatising turn when hackers allegedly hijacked the stream and started showing pictures of penises. These hackersHackers hijack Singapore home-based lessons on Zoom to allegedly show obscene photos to children
SINGAPORE - What was supposed to be a home-based geography lesson on video conferencing platform Zoom for Secondary 1 student Zee, 13, took a traumatising turn when hackers allegedly hijacked the stream and started showing pictures of penises. These hackers, who Zee said were two Caucasian men, then allegedly told the girls from her class of 39 students who were watching to «show us your boobs». Her civil servant mother, who wanted to be known only as Miss Loh, 47, told The Straits Times on Thursday (April 9) that she was horrified at what had happened. She then informed the teacher of her daughter's school, which is in the eastern side of Singapore. «When she is surfing the Internet, she does not encounter such things. Home-based learning is supposed to be a safe space, but now our children have to be exposed to such things?» «I know it's difficult to manage but as a parent I feel very concerned,» she said. Zee's experience is not a unique one, as reports continue to pop up all around the world about cyber security incidents relating to Zoom. Read more