He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because “I’m an eGod.”
Tag Archives: SWATting
Mumsnet DDoSed, SWATted, hacked – oh, and change your password, too!
Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts has announced that an intruder managed to gain access to some parts of the administration functions on the site. Mumsnet also suffered a DDoS attack, and Roberts and another member of Mumsnet were SWATted.
FBI catches swatter who said “you can’t catch a hacker”
A Texan teenager has pleaded guilty to one count of threats to kill, after an investigation by the FBI pinpointed him as the source of several hoax bomb threats and “swatting” calls to police in Minnesota, Ohio and Massachusetts.
IC3 urges social media users to beware: scams and fraud are surging
12% of the 269,422 complaints received in 2014 had a social media aspect, be it doxing, clickjacking or pharming. Here’s how to stay safe. 
FBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.
US lawmaker who’s pushing anti-swatting bill gets swatted
“Some sick, evil person thought it would be funny to send the police to my house on one of these false reports,” he said.
Gamer swatted while live-streaming on Twitch.TV
A gamer has been targeted by anonymous trolls in the middle of a Twitch stream of RuneScape. 
Gamergate target Zoe Quinn launches network to battle online harassment
Crash Override pre-emptively warns would-be swatting victims and has gotten one police department to knock with hands, not boots.
GamerGate critic ‘swatted’, about 20 cops go to old address
Police responded to reports of an armed man holding multiple hostages at what the swatter thought was the address of a female game developer. 
Sydney teen arrested as hacking hoaxster sends SWAT team to his house
Having been told that residents were tied up inside the home, and that shots had been fired, officers swooped on the Bonar Street address at 4.40 am. But it was all a hoax.