16 August 2011

Hackers Prank Calls Authorities, Provoke SWAT Team Response | #hackers #leo #FBI

Swatting is the practice of making prank calls that sound so violent that they provoke aSWAT team response.

15-year-old Hunter Gelinas of Naples, Fla., learned all about it firsthand when a SWAT -- or special weapons and tactics -- team stormed his house.

Swatters had hacked his X-Box account and used the console's Internet connection to send a message to authorities.

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