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The Register: Minecraft-streaming gran swatted while raising cash for grandson’s cancer care. “An 82-year-old grandmother who livestreams her Minecraft gameplay to raise money for her grandson’s cancer treatment faced a potentially deadly swatting attempt this week. ‘Dozens’ of armed police officers stormed the home of Sue Jacquot, known online as GrammaCrackers, on May 18 while she was […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/the-register-minecraft-streaming-gran-swatted-while-raising-cash-for-grandsons-cancer-care/

The Register: Minecraft-streaming gran swatted while raising cash for grandson’s cancer care

The Register: Minecraft-streaming gran swatted while raising cash for grandson’s cancer care. “An 82-year-old grandmother who livestreams her Minecraft gameplay to raise money for her g…

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Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More. [Unofficial]May 20

An 81-Year-Old Minecraft Streamer Just Got Swatted During Cancer Fundraiser For Her Teenage Grandson

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://kotaku.com/81-year-old-minecraft-streamer-just-got-swatted-during-cancer-fundraiser-for-her-teenage-grandson-2000697822

Uzi Bobuzi May 20

This right here is why I don't reveal anything about who I really am on my gaming channel or to randoms.

There are some sick motherfuckers out there that will use the police to harass other gamers, and women are so ubiquitously hated in gaming spaces (as in every other space) that it's not safe to reveal your true identity, location, or anything else about you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGeb3cuqLxE

#VideoGames #Gaming #Swatting #Ageism #Misogyny

Valley's 'gaming grandma' swatted on livestream, but she says that isn't going to stop her

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Ms. Que Banh May 19

I'm asking you all - how the heck would you react if stranger men that you've rarely engaged with online (if ever), resulted in you/your family being swatted. I'm asking how you'd react, if that happened to you & the perpetrators lied about it for over a year. I'm asking how you'd feel, being ganged up by a bunch of men & a handful of clueless women, because two misogynistic BFF men decided to make you a target because you called out their abuses in a public arena when you were already facing injustices by complete fucking strangers(cops & racists).

I'm asking how you'd feel, if you were knowingly targeted by cowardly men here for over a year & even targeted again, AFTER the cops they sent had to do walk of fucking shame to their cruisers for wasting more tax monies for no crime. I'm asking why it is fucking OK to many of you white people in tech, for you cowards to keep supporting people who committed these blatantly hateful & targeted abuses on me & my family!

#swatting #WhitePeopleCrimes #racism #bigotry #PoliceAbuse

The New Oil May 1

Romanian leader of online #swatting ring gets 4 years in prison

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-leader-of-online-swatting-ring-gets-4-years-in-prison/

#privacy #cybercrime

Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison

A Romanian national who led an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, multiple journalists, and four religious institutions was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.

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Analyst207 Apr 30

Romanian Swatting Ring Leader Draws 4-Year Prison Sentence

Thomasz Szabo, the ringleader of a notorious swatting ring, has been sentenced to four years in prison for orchestrating a campaign of fake bomb threats and swatting calls that targeted high-profile figures, including members of Congress and federal law enforcement officials. Szabo's malicious scheme sent armed police to the doors of…

https://osintsights.com/romanian-swatting-ring-leader-draws-4-year-prison-sentence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Swatting #Romania #EmergingThreats #ThreatsInvolvingExplosives #Conspiracy

Romanian Swatting Ring Leader Draws 4-Year Prison Sentence

Romanian swatting ring leader Thomasz Szabo sentenced to 4 years in prison, learn how his online community targeted officials and citizens, and read about his downfall now.

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Drink of Jesus Apr 28

Threats called in against Gateway Church part of “swatting” incident, police say

Gateway Church in Prosper was evacuated Sunday after the Prosper Police Department said someone called in a threat. It was later determined to be a false call as part of a "swatting" incident. Officers said someone called the department and made threatening statements tied to the church. Prosper Police said it responded immediately, along with Prosper Fire Rescue and the McKinney Police Department, to secure the area and establish a perimeter near the building along East Prosper Trail. The […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/threats-called-in-against-gateway-church-part-of-swatting-incident-police-say/

Alaska Headline Living Apr 10

📞 One call targeting Randy Smith Middle School in Fairbanks, Alaska triggered a full emergency response.
🚓 What happens next is what most people don’t think about.
Every move leaves a trace. And investigators know where to look.
Here’s how they track them down 👇🏿
👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/ke6yh7m8
#AlaskaNews #Fairbanks #Swatting #CyberCrime #Accountability #LawEnforcement #StaySafe #Alaska #Crime #FalseReport

Negative PID SL Apr 9

Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss

https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-tyler-barriss/

#socialMediaCrimes #gaming #gamers #swatting #blackmail #cyberpsychology #psychology #onlineBehaviour #humanBehaviour #onlineSafety #socialMedia #onlineForums #identity #Cybersecurity #onlineSecurity #negativepid

Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss - Negative PID

It started as a petty online argument between gamers, but it ended with an innocent man dead. In December 2017, a single phone call made by Tyler Raj Barriss,

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Global News Apr 7

Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police
Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance.
#Canada #Crime #USNews #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11767634/markham-high-school-swatting-call-police/