Molloy said the attacks are "likely part of a larger coordinated international activity" but did not give any additional details.Įarlier this month, Penn State University announced the FBI was investigating a racist "Zoom bombing" that targeted an online student-based Black Caucus event on Jan. "I am deeply disturbed and saddened to learn of racist and bigoted Zoom-bombings that have been occurring in the past several days during non-academic student events," Molloy said in his statement, adding that the Rutgers' University Police Department, the school's Office of Information Technology and the Division of Student Affairs are investigating the attacks in an attempt to identify the culprit or culprits. (NEW YORK) - Rutgers University officials have launched an investigation into a string of recent "racist and bigoted Zoom-bombings" that have marred student online events with most of the attacks targeting Black History Month programs, according to the school's chancellor.Ĭhancellor Christopher Molloy wrote in a statement sent to students and staff on Friday that the most recent "Zoom bombings" have occurred during online events hosted by the university's Paul Robeson Culture Center and the Center for Social Justice Education & LGBTQ Communities. SDI Productions/iStock BY: BILL HUTCHINSON AND JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC NEWS
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