School Swatting: Why Its So Dangerous and How to Combat It
A police chief breaks down the dangers of swatting, how it impacts communities, and lessons he’s learned from responding to false threats.
A police chief breaks down the dangers of swatting, how it impacts communities, and lessons he’s learned from responding to false threats.
Here are a few of the troubling trends that will most likely continue to affect education and healthcare security for the foreseeable future, as well as some links that can help you address these challenges.
At least two of the threats were emailed to Tuft’s diversity department and several media organizations.
Nearly a dozen New Hampshire schools received hoax threats, while several high schools in Montana were also swatted.
One man with a foreign accent is believed to have been making “swatting” calls to hundreds of American K-12 campuses.
At least 14 high schools in Florida were the victims of hoax calls claiming there was an active shooter on campus.