[Krebs on Security] Teen Arrested for 30+ Swattings, Bomb Threats

Krebs on Security has posted a new item.

A 16-year-old male from Ottawa, Canada has been arrested for allegedly making at
least 30 fraudulent calls to emergency services across North America over the
past few months. The false alarms -- two of which targeted this reporter --
involved calling in phony bomb threats and multiple attempts at "swatting" -- a
hoax in which the perpetrator spoofs a call about a hostage situation or other
violent crime in progress in the hopes of tricking police into responding at a
particular address with deadly force.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/teen-arrested-for-30-swattings-bomb-threats/


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