Tech Culture FBI launches national database to combat surge in swatting incidents "We're taking every step to monitor this national problem and help however we can" By Rob Thubron, June 30, 2023, 6:55 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture A Telegram channel may be offering swatting-as-a-service with hundreds of incidents reported throughout the US Swatting-for-hire service connected to dozens, possibly hundreds of incidents in multiple states By Daniel Sims, April 15, 2023, 8:06 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Lawsuit over fatal 2017 Call of Duty swatting incident ends in $5 million settlement The officer who killed innocent Andrew Finch was later promoted By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2023, 5:19 AM 11 comments
Tech Culture A grandfather died of a heart attack after minors swatted him over his rare Twitter handle One person responsible faces five years in prison, another is too young to be extradited By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2021, 5:15 AM 64 comments
Security Tech Culture FBI warns of hackers taking over smart devices to livestream swatting incidents How to make swatting even worse By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2020, 7:05 AM
Tech Culture Co-defendant in fatal swatting case gets 15-month prison sentence, banned from online games for two years The second person jailed over the 2017 incident By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2019, 9:29 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture Notorious "swatter" gets 20 years behind bars The $1.50 bet on Call of Duty that led to an innocent man's death By James Miller, March 30, 2019, 4:36 PM 35 comments
Tech Culture Man behind lethal Call of Duty swatting pleads guilty to 51 charges, faces 20-year sentence He might spend even more time behind bars By Rob Thubron, November 14, 2018, 6:49 AM 27 comments
Tech Culture Seattle police roll out a 'registry' that allows 'swatting' targets to better protect themselves Seattle's new initative could save lives By Cohen Coberly, October 2, 2018, 1:00 PM 49 comments
Tech Culture Police arrest suspect behind Call of Duty swatting death An innocent man died over a $1.50 bet on a video game By Rob Thubron, December 31, 2017, 1:23 PM 72 comments
Gaming British man facing up to 20 years behind bars in 'swatting' incident By Shawn Knight, April 11, 2017, 7:00 PM 39 comments