Hundreds of cases of 'swatting' occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their number. The goal is to get authorities, particularly a SWAT team, to respond to an address.
School officials are already on edge amid a backdrop of deadly school shootings, the latest Monday at a Christian school in Nashville.Hundreds of cases of “swatting” occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their number. The goal is to get authorities, particularly a SWAT team, to respond to an address.
The FBI didn’t immediately respond to emails Wednesday from The Associated Press seeking comment, but the threats have continued to accumulate in recent months.Few regions of the country have been spared from such calls and the disruptions they cause. “We treated it as a real incident,” Stangrecki said. Another threat at a nearby Catholic school had worried parents gathered outside.
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