Teen 'serial swatter' behind hundreds of hoax threats across U.S ...
1 day ago · In one of the most prolific swatting cases ever prosecuted, a teenage “serial swatter” pleaded guilty Wednesday to making hoax threats to schools, religious institutions and government ...
California Teenager Pleads Guilty in Florida to Making Hundreds of ...
1 day ago · He claimed in a Jan. 19, 2023, online post that his “first” swatting was like “2 to 3 years ago” and that “6-9 months ago [he] decided to turn it into a business. . .” On several occasions, Filion placed posts on social-media channels advertising his …
L.A. County 18-year-old pleads guilty to national 'swatting' wave
1 day ago · L.A. County teen pled guilty to making 375 ‘swatting’ calls throughout the U.S. Masjid Al Hayy in Sanford, Fla., was the target of a swatting incident by Alan W. Filion. (Google street view ...
California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ...
1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said.. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, entered the plea to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida ...
Man pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of nationwide ‘swatting …
1 day ago · A California man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Florida to making hundreds of “swatting” calls across the United States, according to the Department of Justice. In a news release, DOJ officials ...
Why ‘swatting’ incidents are so alarming | CNN
Jan 14, 2024 · Swatting is a dangerous criminal hoax where a false report is made to police with the express purpose of luring them to a location, where they are led to believe a horrific crime such as a...
The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting'
Jun 29, 2023 · Author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife, business owner Niki Robinson, have been "swatted" at their home in Milwaukee more than 40 times, often resulting in police pointing guns at their heads.
The head of the government's election security agency was ... - NBC News
The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the top U.S. government agency tasked with providing security and aid to U.S. election infrastructure and its...
FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increase …
Jun 30, 2023 · A malicious act that involves making fraudulent 911 calls to cause emergency response teams, such as law enforcement special weapons and tactics teams, or SWAT teams (that’s where the gerund’s root...
'I had 60 seconds to protect my family': Swatting targets US ... - BBC
Swatting is the act of making a hoax call to the police and alleging a serious violent crime so that a heavily-armed Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT Team) is dispatched.