The Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of “zoom-bombing” as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a “historic” payout of $85m as part of a class-action settlement brought by its users, including church groups who said they were left traumatized by the disruptions. On Thursday, federal judge Laurel Beeler of California granted final approval to the agreement which was first filed in July. However, shortly into the session, “Zoom allowed a ‘known offender’... to ‘Zoombomb’ the class,” according to a federal lawsuit that was filed in May 2020. There are around 150 million settlement class members, which include paying and non-paying users, and the compensation amounts may change, depending on how many claims are submitted.

Source: The Guardian April 23, 2022 08:54 UTC