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According to a statement shared by Sam Pitroda on X (formerly Twitter) on February 1, he finished his speech when, out of nowhere, a shadowy mischief-maker wedded chaos to the call by streaming explicit, downright content. Someone uninvited boogied into the meeting, upsetting faculty, students, and everyone on the digital dance floor. They shut it down quickly.
The session was set up with a little help from Cognizant and had a mixed crowd of tech brains and curious students. The usual Zoom setup got wedded to an unexpected villain's antics. Did anyone really see it coming? That digital fortress, once dependable, crumbled as unsavory footage danced across the screen.
Notably, IIT Ranchi’s faced similar hiccup, which even got a nod from the Ministry of Education? Pitroda’s account—messy, a bit raw—joins that growing ramble of cyber slip-ups. His story, uneven and a tad redundant like a record skipping a beat, hints at hidden dangers lurking in our everyday virtual spaces.
Cybersecurity in academia now feels like a rickety bridge waiting for a firm repair. Educators and students deserve a zone free of unplanned, wild streams. This episode, half farce and half wake-up call, reminds us that our online world needs better locks and a bit more elbow grease.
