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Title    Gamers Use Police Hoax to Lash Out at Opponents
Date    Tuesday September 16 2014, @09:31PM
Author    LaminatorX
Topic   
from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/09/16/1911259

lhsi writes:

Phys.org reported on recent hoaxes where gamers seeking retaliation against an opponent make a fake emergency call to get a SWAT team sent over.

Authorities are increasingly concerned about a hoax in which video game players lash out at online opponents by making fake 911 calls that send SWAT teams to their homes.

The practice, known as "swatting," originally targeted celebrities. Experts say it's now becoming more popular with gamers seeking retaliation. It offers anonymity and a way to watch the hoax unfold live over game-streaming systems.

Links

  1. "lhsi" - https://soylentnews.org/~lhsi/
  2. "Phys.org" - http://phys.org/news/2014-09-gamers-police-hoax-lash-opponents.html

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