Category Archives: Eric Taylor

Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi

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A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, a new indictment charges. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that many of the man’s alleged targets were members of UGNazi, a hacker group behind multiple high-profile breaches and cyberattacks back in 2012. Continue reading Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi→

3 Charged In Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack

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Federal prosecutors have charged three men with carrying out a deadly hoax known as “swatting,” in which perpetrators call or message a target’s local 911 operators claiming a fake hostage situation or a bomb threat in progress at the target’s address — with the expectation that local police may respond to the scene with deadly force. While only one of the three men is accused of making the phony call to police that got an innocent man shot and killed, investigators say the other two men’s efforts to taunt and deceive one another ultimately helped point the gun. Continue reading 3 Charged In Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack→

Serial Swatter “SWAuTistic” Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes

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The individual who allegedly made a fake emergency call to Kansas police last week that summoned them to shoot and kill an unarmed local man has claimed credit for raising dozens of these dangerous false alarms — calling in bogus hostage situations and bomb threats at roughly 100 schools and at least 10 residences. Continue reading Serial Swatter “SWAuTistic” Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes→

Serial Swatter “SWAuTistic” Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes

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The individual who allegedly made a fake emergency call to Kansas police last week that summoned them to shoot and kill an unarmed local man has claimed credit for raising dozens of these dangerous false alarms — calling in bogus hostage situations and bomb threats at roughly 100 schools and at least 10 residences. Continue reading Serial Swatter “SWAuTistic” Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes→

Canadian Man Gets 9 Months Detention for Serial Swattings, Bomb Threats

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A 19-year-old Canadian man was found guilty of making almost three dozen fraudulent calls to emergency services across North America in 2013 and 2014. The false alarms, two of which targeted this author — involved phoning in phony bomb threats and multiple attempts at “swatting” — a dangerous hoax in which the perpetrator spoofs a call […] Continue reading Canadian Man Gets 9 Months Detention for Serial Swattings, Bomb Threats→

Men Who Sent Swat Team, Heroin to My Home Sentenced

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It’s been a remarkable week for cyber justice. On Thursday, a Ukrainian man who hatched a plan in 2013 to send heroin to my home and then call the cops when the drugs arrived was sentenced to 41 months in prison for unrelated cybercrime charges. Separately, a 19-year-old American who admitted to being part of a hacker group that sent a heavily-armed police force to my home in 2013 was sentenced to three years probation. Continue reading Men Who Sent Swat Team, Heroin to My Home Sentenced→