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Hungarian cops cuff suspected swatter after two-year FBI probe

theregister·Connor Jones·25 days ago
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Cyber-Crime 20-year-old fessed up after investigators found video of crime in progress Hungarian cops have arrested a 20-year-old man in Nógrád County over an alleged swatting call that sent armed officers to a US residence nearly two years ago. Hungary's National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) said the call was made to police in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on April 24, 2024, claiming a man had killed his family and was going to shoot his dog and himself. The call prompted an armed response to the exact address given over the phone. However, the police realized the report was false and pertained to a fictional person after they arrived. Swatting is sometimes dismissed as a prank, especially by those who do it. Common targets of these  dangerous  hoaxes are people who broadcast themselves on livestreaming platforms, although US  government officials  have also been targeted in the past.…

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