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The caller’s voice in the mosque incident matched that of the voice heard in the swatting incidents involving FBI personnel, according to the arrest warrant affidavit, which was signed by a ...
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.
A juvenile accused of making more than 100 “swatting” calls and fake bomb threats has been identified and will face charges, according to a news release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE: 11/4/24, 12:10 p.m. ET — Jason Kelce was caught on camera using a homophobic slur three times after swatting a phone out of a heckler’s hand. In a video obtained by TMZ, Kelce, 36, can ...
The swatting incident happened Dec. 30 when an unknown person called 911 and made false claims that prompted authorities to respond to the fake emergency, Craig Harris, Kiawah Island director of ...
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.
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 ...
The swatting was organized in an attempt to force him to give up his Twitter handle "@tennessee". Shane Sonderman was sentenced to five years in prison for the swatting, and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. A 16-year-old in the United Kingdom was also involved, but they could not be extradited or identified due to their age as a juvenile. [51] [52]