Politics & Government
Hacker Invades New Haven Alders Meeting With Disturbing Images
A New Haven Board of Alders meeting was briefly interrupted by a "Zoom bomber" who displayed images of child abuse.
NEW HAVEN, CT — A public information caucus before the Board of Alders Monday video conferencing session was disrupted by a hacker who displayed images of child sexual abuse, The New Haven Register reported. The "Zoom bombing" lasted several seconds before the hacker was kicked out.
Alder Frank Douglass was quoted as saying: "What is going on?! What the hell is going on in this world?!” in The New Haven Independent.
Other alders discussed the possibility of adding a password to the meeting to prevent this from happening again. However, the meeting is intended to be open to the public, and a password would limit access.
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In a separate incident earlier this month, a Madison teen was arrested and charged with computer crimes after he "intentionally" disrupted a school Zoom online classroom by providing access to the class to a "Zoom-bomber" who used "obscene language and gestures," police said.
Madison police said they found the Daniel Hand High School student and charged him with fifth-degree computer crime, conspiracy to commit fifth-degree computer crime and breach of peace.
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