Zoom got big fast. Then videobombers made it rework security

On April 1, following a wave of lawsuits over privacy breaches, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan ordered a halt to work on new features and vowed to fix the service's weaknesses in 90 days. That time is up, and Zoom is ready to take a bow. — Reuters

SAN RAMON, California: Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the United States, a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight.

And just as quickly as Zoom became a household name for connecting work colleagues, church and school groups, friends, family, book clubs and others during stay-at-home lockdowns, it also gained a reputation for lax security as intrusive "videobombers” barged into private meetings or just spied on intimate conversations.