By now we’re sure most of you guys have heard of the term “swatting” which is basically where the instigator calls the police claiming to have done something wrong and serious, and spoofing/giving them the address of their victim, in which an armed police team will storm that house to try and diffuse the situation, only to find out that it was a prank call.Now this is an extremely dangerous prank as feelings are tense and the wrong move could result in an innocent person being shot. Recently in Canada, a 17-year old teen was arrested and has pleaded guilty to 23 counts of swatting and making false police reports. Based on a report by Canada’s Tri-City News, it seems that most of his victims were female gamers who declined or ignored his friend requests on games such as League of Legends or on Twitter.
The harassment of his victims did not stop at swatting. According to the report, “And last December, the teen hacked into the woman’s University of Arizona email and Twitter accounts. The teen tweeted out the families’ personal information, including their social insurance numbers, and called companies posing as the woman’s father. He tried to cancel utilities and the internet to the parents’ home, and signed the woman up for a new phone service at a cost of $500 a month for the data plan.”
At the moment it is unclear as to what kind of punishment the teen could face if he is found guilty on all counts, but the sentencing hearing is expected to continue on the 29th of June.
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