This page explains how to prevent Zoombombing, and how to respond to it if it happens in one of your class meetings.
Zoombombing is when uninvited participants join a Zoom meeting, usually revealing their presence in offensive ways. Zoombombing is possible when an intruder finds, receives, or guesses a Zoom meeting ID for an unprotected meeting.
Replace the current text in the Passcode textbox with at least random digits (letters or numbers).
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Click Save at the bottom.
Note: Updating the passcode will change the meeting link. The link will automatically update in Canvas for your students, but you should let them know the link has changed so they can update the link if they have bookmarked or saved it.
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Report it to IT via Email (it.helpdesk@biola.edu) or phone (562.903.4740).
Give IT the Following Details:
What exactly happened.
The approximate day/time it happened.
What meeting was affected (idealling ideally the Meeting ID, but meeting name will do as well).
The name or description of the offending user.
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During the Meeting
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Remove the user from the meeting.
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Click Participants to open the Participants sidebar.
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Mouse over the user in the participants list.
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Click More.
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Select Stop Video just to stop the user's video. They can't re-enable it without your approval.
Select Remove to remove the user from the meeting. They won't be able to join the meeting again.
Select Report to report the user to Zoom's Trust and Safety team for review.
Replace the current text in the Passcode textbox with at least random digits (letters or numbers).
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Click Save at the bottom.
Note: Updating the passcode will change the meeting link. The link will automatically update in Canvas for your students, but you should let them know the link has changed so they can update the link if they have bookmarked or saved it.
2
Report it to IT via Email (it.helpdesk@biola.edu) or phone (562.903.4740).
Give IT the Following Details:
What exactly happened.
The approximate day/time it happened.
What meeting was affected (idealling the Meeting ID, but meeting name will do as well).