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Zoom Bot Flooder ⟶

You use the SDK to authorize the bot and "join" it to a specific Meeting ID.

A Zoom bot flooder is a type of malicious actor who uses automated software, or bots, to join and disrupt online meetings on the Zoom platform. These bots can be programmed to join meetings in large numbers, often with fake or spoofed identities, and can cause chaos by displaying unwanted content, disrupting audio and video feeds, or even crashing the entire meeting. The goal of a Zoom bot flooder is to cause as much disruption as possible, often for no other reason than to create chaos and mayhem. zoom bot flooder

If you’re looking to understand the concept for educational or defensive purposes (e.g., testing your own meeting’s resilience), I recommend: You use the SDK to authorize the bot

: This creates a staging area. The host must manually approve each participant before they enter the main session, effectively stopping mass automated entries. The goal of a Zoom bot flooder is

The Zoom Bot Flooder is a type of botnet specifically designed to target Zoom meetings. It operates by automating the process of generating and joining meetings with a large number of fake or "bot" accounts. These bots can be configured to join meetings with specific characteristics, such as a particular topic, meeting ID, or even targeting meetings with specific hosts. Once inside, these bots can cause a variety of disruptions, including:

This is the primary defense. It forces every participant to be approved by a host, preventing bots from immediately joining.

If a flooder manages to breach your defenses, the host and co-hosts must act quickly using Zoom's in-meeting security features: