The new social media trend of sending friends and family members AI-generated images of strangers in their homes is causing panic and prompting law enforcement agencies across the United States to issue urgent warnings about potential criminal consequences.
A cyber group known as Purgatory is reportedly behind an alarming spate of AI-enhanced swatting calls that have generated active shooter alerts and the resulting fear and chaos on college campuses in recent weeks.
FBI Director Kash Patel said his home was recently swatted, an action that can pose a danger to anyone involved.
Rapper Nicki Minaj appears to have become a target of a swatting after someone falsely reported a shooting at her home in Hidden Hills, California, on Wednesday evening. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an assault with a
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is vowing to take action and “hunt down” the “cowards” who perpetrate swattings.
A series of swatting incidents targeting conservative commentators and journalists have transpired nearly every evening since March 11, according to X posts in which the victims shared video surveillance footage and photos of the events, sparking questions as to who is engaging in what Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) called “domestic terrorism and attempted murder.” FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem have also reacted to the wave of dangerous crimes.
In a classic example of online rivalries going too far, a Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to swatting a fellow member of his fantasy football group chat twice. In both cases, the man falsely reported imminent threats involving a University of Iowa student in the hopes of getting his rival arrested.
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is one of the latest targets of swatting, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire trucks and ambulances reportedly rushed to the White House Monday morning after a “prank caller” claimed the residence was on fire in the latest swatting event against political officials.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and his wife Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton (R) are the latest victims of swatting, a form of harassment, which occurred on New Year’s Day.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Thursday announced that his home was “swatted” this week — a term used to describe an individual or individuals issuing a false report to emergency responders, prompting them to go to the targeted location.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams received nasty gifts on Christmas when pranksters swatted their homes.
A coordinated “swatting” effort may be behind hundreds of school shooting hoaxes that sent police rushing to quiet schools, where they smashed doors open and stalked the hallways armed with rifles, only to find terrified teachers and students.
Catturd, the popular conservative account on X, formerly known as Twitter, was swatted during a Monday livestream after being doxxed by leftist outlets.
Federal prosecutors have charged two men with allegedly taking part in a spree of swatting attacks against over a dozen owners of compromised Amazon Ring home security cameras. The hackers made fake emergency calls, then used the compromised Amazon doorbells to taunt responding police.
A recent report from Wired claims that schools across the U.S. are facing an epidemic of false school shooting reports, resulting in police SWAT teams arriving at schools filled with startled students and educators. 92 incidents in 16 states occurred in just three weeks of September according to research by Wired.
“Heavily armed” police descended on the home of former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Friday, following a call to law enforcement falsely claiming there was a shooter at the address.
YouTuber Tim Pool, the host of the popular Timcast IRL podcast, was forced to evacuate the set of his show during a livestream this week after allegedly hearing of a “potentially credible threat.”
A fake call to the police by an unknown malicious actor led to YouTuber Tim Pool being “swatted” last night, with police storming his studio while he, his guest, and his crew recorded an episode live on air.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Shamann Walton introduced municipal legislation on Tuesday called the “CAREN Act,” which would outlaw racist 911 calls but uses a term some regard as a racial slur against white women.
Tesla whistleblower Martin Tripp was reportedly falsely accused of making violent threats in June against Tesla’s Nevada factory.
