Teen 'serial swatter' behind hundreds of hoax threats across U.S ...
1 day ago — By Michael Kosnar and Antonio Planas. In one of the most prolific “swatting” cases ever prosecuted, a teenage “serial swatter” pleaded guilty Wednesday to making hoax threats to schools ...
California teen pleads guilty to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ …
1 day ago — The FBI says a teen intended to cause as much harm as possible by 'swatting' multiple locations. A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque ...
Swatting suspect teenager pleads guilty to threats in Florida
14 hours ago — So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in Florida in 2023.
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 …
'Serial swatter': 18-year-old pleads guilty to making nearly 400 …
14 hours ago — A Southern California teenager has pleaded guilty to swatting and calling in more than 375 threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news ...
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 ...
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...