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We look at the history of doxing and swatting, and talk about the most recent awful example of someone losing their life to this tactic.
Swatting attacks targeting smart-home device users trigger public warning from FBI
Atomwaffen Division “preaches hatred of minorities, gays, and Jews.”
Online forums carry personal details of potential targets like industry leaders and their families. The police are struggling to find a solution.
A 17-year-old from Ohio placed dozens of fake emergency calls to police.
The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against three U.S. men accused of swatting, or making hoax reports of bomb threats or murders in a bid to trigger a heavily armed police response to a target's address. Investigators say the…
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 — The Palo Alto police briefly detained a Facebook cyber-security executive Tuesday night (Jan. 8) after a prankster...
The long list of charges includes bank fraud, involuntary manslaughter, cyberstalking and wire fraud.
A video game dispute escalated into a fatal police confrontation that left an unintended target in Kansas dead.
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…