--- title: "Hackers Force Nobel Prize Winning Physicist to Watching Hentai" description: "In the era of COVID-19, governments conducting their business over Zoom is par for the course — and, naturally, so is Zoom-bombing porn into them. " date: "2022-01-19" modified: "2022-01-20" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/italian-senate-zoom-bomb" categories: - "Cybersecurity" - "Future Society" - "Hacking" tags: - "cybersecurity" - "livestreaming" - "the digest" - "zoom" --- # Hackers Force Nobel Prize Winning Physicist to Watching Hentai ![In the era of COVID-19, governments conducting their business over Zoom is par for the course — and, naturally, so is Zoom-bombing porn into them. ]() *\Image: Square Enix\* ## Mamma Mia In the era of COVID-19, governments conducting their business over Zoom is par for the course — and, naturally, so is Zoom-bombing porn into them. As [*Kotaku* and others reported](), the Italian Senate was holding a meeting in which experts were presenting data on transparency in civil service — the kind of boring, everyday video meeting that's practically begging to be spiced up with a bit of hentai-bombing. Just as Novel Laureate Giorgio Parisi, a physicist, was about to be introduced to the governmental body, someone hijacked the call and began streaming an unofficial Final Fantasy VII porno featuring character Tifa Lockhart and, reportedly, an unidentified male character having sex. https://twitter.com/FrancescoDonald/status/1483447868837044224 ## La Dolce Vita The hentai hijacking wasn't fixed that quickly either — according to those who've watched a recording of the incident, the spectacle lasted nearly 30 seconds before someone figured out how to regain control of the Zoom room. In an interview with the [Italian *ANSA* news wire](), Senator Maria Laura Mantovani said she'd filed a report with postal police (which, apparently, is the chain of custody this case would take over there) and hoped that the hijackers would be punished. She was also reportedly heard saying as much during the incident, [*PC Gamer* noted](). Because this incredible debacle couldn't end there, there is, indeed, more: the meeting was apparently being livestreamed over the Italian equivalent of *C-SPAN*, meaning the types of nerds who watch government meeting TV likely got more than they bargained for when deciding to watch this otherwise routine presentation. There have been lots of funny Zoom-scapades over the last two years of pandemic, but this one seems to take the cake. **READ MORE:** [*Final Fantasy VII* Porn Interrupts Government Meeting]() \[*Kotaku*\] **More Zoom shenanigans:** [*Here's How to Turn Into Deepfake Elon Musk During Zoom Meetings*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()