September 07, 2018

Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight

The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air.

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April 12, 2018

Death SWAT suspect tweets threats from jail using buggy inmate kiosk

He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because "I'm an eGod."

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January 16, 2018

Man charged over fatal “Call of Duty” SWATting

Gamer Tyler Barriss allegedly made the hoax emergency call, that ended with the death of an innocent man, over a $1.50 video game wager.

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September 26, 2017

Another thug learns that SWATting Brian Krebs is a bad idea

Things have not gone well for Krebs' tormentors

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February 21, 2017

Thugs who sent Brian Krebs heroin and a SWAT team sentenced

No word on when we'll see the movie, but the plot points keep coming.

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February 09, 2017

Sean Spicer’s WHOIS data is revealing his personal details

It's probably not a great idea if you're the president's press secretary to expose all your personal information online in this way

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July 15, 2016

Serial swatter, stalker and doxer Mir Islam given 2 years prison

He and his conspirators did it to "entertain" themselves, for revenge, and to punish conduct they didn't like.

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February 17, 2016

Bomb threats for sale from as little as $5

Meanwhile, French police arrested a young man in connection with a Dark Web service where you can buy anonymized phone threats.

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February 10, 2016

Police surround anti-swatting Congresswoman’s home in swatting attack

A computer-generated voice called in a report of shots fired at the home of the author of the Interstate Swatting Hoax Act.

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