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Political figures and members of the judiciary have been ensnared in swatting incidents in recent weeks — what law enforcement experts say is a product of a hostile political climate.
Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic that involves false reporting in order to generate a police response to another person's address. Information in the hoaxes is often obtained through data broker websites, compromised accounts, and leaked databases to obtain, often through legal means, personally identifying information about the individual which can be used for swatting.
Swatting incidents increased as 2024 presidential election approached. Federal cybersecurity officials warned of a significant increase in swatting incidents in the run-up to the 2024 presidential ...
A federal judge in Washington, DC, is just one of the latest high-profile victims in a new wave of “swatting” incidents occurring during an election season security experts fear will be marked ...
The ADL estimates there were over 1,000 swatting incidents in 2019, but the true figure is unclear as there is no federal statute against swatting that would enable convictions to be recorded.
Last week, more than five states across the U.S. experienced calls to 911 reporting fake active shooter situations at schools — also known as “swatting.” It’s a trend that, in recent ...
A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S. Sen. Rick ...
Increasingly, those being targeted by swatting calls are political figures as well, including a burst of such incidents reported over the December holidays. "I was just swatted. This is like the ...