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The long list of charges includes bank fraud, involuntary manslaughter, cyberstalking and wire fraud. Continue reading Alleged SWATter will plead guilty to dozens of serious new federal charges
The FBI recently busted a group of criminals who seem to be using Call of Duty to coordinate cryptocurrency thefts. Continue reading Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket
The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air. Continue reading Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
Parkland school shooting survivor wasn’t home at the time, but found his own address online months before the incident. Continue reading Before He Got Swatted, David Hogg Was Shocked His Address Was Publicly Available
He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because “I’m an eGod.” Continue reading Death SWAT suspect tweets threats from jail using buggy inmate kiosk
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. Continue reading Man charged over fatal “Call of Duty” SWATting
The SEPodcast takes a different turn this month and we invite on an ex-Member of UGNazi on the podcast known as CosmoTheGod or Eric Taylor. He talks to us about his process to reform from malicious social engineer to human firewall for the good. … Continue reading Ep. 101 – Flash Bangs: The Reformation of a Social Engineer
A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police officers on the evening of Dec. 28 after someone fraudulently reported a hostage situation ongoing at his home. The false report was the latest in a dangerous hoax known as “swatting,” wherein the perpetrator falsely reports a dangerous situation at an address with the goal of prompting authorities to respond to that address with deadly force. This particular swatting reportedly originated over a $1.50 wagered match in the online game Call of Duty. Compounding the tragedy is that the man killed was an innocent party who had no part in the dispute.
The following is an analysis of what is known so far about the incident, as well as a brief interview with the alleged and self-professed perpetrator of this crime. Continue reading Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack
A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police officers on the evening of Dec. 28 after someone fraudulently reported a hostage situation ongoing at his home. The false report was the latest in a dangerous hoax known as “swatting,” wherein the perpetrator falsely reports a dangerous situation at an address with the goal of prompting authorities to respond to that address with deadly force. This particular swatting reportedly originated over a $1.50 wagered match in the online game Call of Duty. Compounding the tragedy is that the man killed was an innocent party who had no part in the dispute.
The following is an analysis of what is known so far about the incident, as well as a brief interview with the alleged and self-professed perpetrator of this crime. Continue reading Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack
If you’re going to get your kicks SWATting others, my recommendation is not to target investigative cybercrime blogger Brian Krebs.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Heads-up teenage hoodlums! Don’t SWAT Brian Krebs or else…