Swatting is the practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large ...
Alan W. Filion, 18, of California, called in false reports of bombings and mass shootings across the country, the authorities ...
A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offer swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of ...
A California teen has pleaded guilty to making "hundreds" of swatting calls in the state of Florida, the Department of ...
Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.
About 30 officers responded to the scene but found no threat. Such threats are known as “swatting,” a harassment tactic where people contact law enforcement to make a false report of an ongoing ...
Police say they have been responding to “swatting” calls at schools in multiple Maine communities. On Tuesday morning, Maine State Police said multiple communities received threats of armed ...