Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’
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Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Attack - News Addicts
A senior U.S. Secret Service official was the target of a swatting attempt at his home on July 4, according to agency officials, Axios reported. The incident involved a false emergency call to 9-1-1 claiming that the official’s daughter was running through the home with a weapon. But the official has no daughter, and local […]
Secret Service Official Targeted in Swatting Call
A high-ranking U.S. Secret Service official was targeted by an anonymous swatting call on July 4. The caller connected with the 911 system in the undisclosed community where the official lives, according to Axios, and claimed someone was running around the official's home with a gun. The incident was reportedly revealed on Thursday by Michael Centrella, Secret Service field operations assistant director, at a cybersecurity event in San Francisco…
Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’
“A top Secret Service official was the target of a ‘swatting’ incident at his home on the Fourth of July,” Axios reports. “While the incident didn’t lead to any harm, it’s another example of just how difficult it’s become for law enforcement to reign in the the wave of hoax calls.”
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