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Waterloo region sees 'uptick' in swatting calls in early months of 2026, police say
There have been five swatting calls in the region since the start of 2026. These false reports target specific people or locations to elicit a large police response, with the most recent one targeting a Cambridge residence. Const. Melissa Quarrie spoke with CBC News about the increa...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/uptick-swatting-calls-2026-waterloo-regional-police-service-9.7131926?cmp=rss

Columbus - Feeds Mar 4

Police called to multiple central Ohio schools after alleged bomb threats - Adam Conn

ZATAZ - "\o/"Jan 30

🚨 Swatting : quatre ados maîtres du chaos

// Quatre arrestations après une série d’attaques numériques : swatting, doxing et fausses alertes à la bombe.

Des adolescents à l’origine d’un véritable chaos numérique, traqués et stoppés par les autorités.
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#cybersécurité #swatting #cybercrime #zataz @Damien_Bancal

Rene Robichaud Jan 30

Swatting : quatre arrestations, quatre ados maîtres du chaos
https://www.zataz.com/swatting-quatre-arrestations-quatre-ados-maitres-du-chaos/

#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #Swatting #Zataz

ZATAZ » Swatting : quatre arrestations, quatre ados maîtres du chaos

#cryptohagen Jan 28

Ungarske 🇭🇺 og rumænske🇷🇴 myndigheder har anholdt medlemmerne af en gruppe, der står bag #doxing - og #swatting-angreb. 3 mistænkte blev anholdt i Ungarn og én i Rumænien

Gruppen opererede via en #Discord -gruppe. De doxede ofre, truede med at dræbe mennesker og fremsatte falske bombe-trusler mod uddannelses-, religiøse og rets-håndhævende organisationer
https://www.police.hu/hu/hirek-es-informaciok/legfrissebb-hireink/bunugyek/swatting-es-doxing-miatt-indult-nyomozas (🇭🇺 )

Swatting és doxing miatt indult nyomozás

A Készenléti Rendőrség Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda (KR NNI), a Terrorelhárítási Központ (TEK) és a Nagykanizsai Rendőrkapitányság a román társhatósággal közösen összehangolt akcióban csapott le négy fiatal hackerre.

A Rendőrség hivatalos honlapja

chirp Jan 26

Appel téléphonique malveillant : d'importants moyens furent mobilisés sur le quartier de la Croix d'Argent à 🇫🇷 Montpellier (montpellier.fr) #france #herault #montpellier #swatting #police #hoax #menaces #phone #mind #tactics #citizens #threats [ https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/montpellier-la-police-appelee-par-un-homme-qui-pretend-avoir-tue-ses-parents-et-qui-veut-faire-sauter-son-immeuble-1911367 ]

Montpellier : la police appelée par un homme qui prétend avoir tué ses parents et qui veut "faire sauter son immeuble"

Vers 20h30 ce samedi 24 janvier, un homme appelle la police de Montpellier pour s'accuser du meurtre de ses parents. Il menace aussi de "faire sauter tout l'immeuble au gaz". Un important dispositif est déployé dans le quartier de la Croix d'Argent.

ICI, le média de la vie locale

Global News National Jan 13

Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.
The FBI said in the statement that it views swatting as a 'dangerous and disruptive crime' and warned that online anonymity is an illusion.
#crime #law #US #Trending #World #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11611032/australian-teen-charges-hoax-mass-shooting-calls-us/

Global News Jan 13

Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.
The FBI said in the statement that it views swatting as a 'dangerous and disruptive crime' and warned that online anonymity is an illusion.
#crime #law #US #Trending #World #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11611032/australian-teen-charges-hoax-mass-shooting-calls-us/

Global News Lethbridge Jan 13

Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.
The FBI said in the statement that it views swatting as a 'dangerous and disruptive crime' and warned that online anonymity is an illusion.
#crime #law #US #Trending #World #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11611032/australian-teen-charges-hoax-mass-shooting-calls-us/

Global News World Jan 13

Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.
The FBI said in the statement that it views swatting as a 'dangerous and disruptive crime' and warned that online anonymity is an illusion.
#crime #law #US #Trending #World #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11611032/australian-teen-charges-hoax-mass-shooting-calls-us/