Singapore stops Zoom for Online Education as Hackers Strike
Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students.
In what is known as “Zoombombing,” two hackers interrupted a geography lesson a day after Singapore closed schools on Wednesday as part of partial lockdown measures to curb local transmissions of COVID-19.
Lessons have moved online, with some teachers using video conferencing tools like Zoom.
Singapore’s Ministry of Education said it was investigating the “serious incidents” and may file police reports.
"We are already working with Zoom to enhance its security settings and make these security measures clear and easy to follow,” said Aaron Loh, director of the ministry’s Educational Technology Division.
"As a precautionary measure, our teachers ...