Tag Archives: Swatting

Back in January 2018, the gaming world was hit by tragedy as a fatal swatting incident ensued. After pleading guilty to various charges last year, Barriss, the person behind the hoax swat call, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Swatting wasn't a new phenomenon when this story initially …

Back at the start of this year, the gaming world was hit by tragedy after someone arranged a swatting following an argument during a round of Call of Duty. Andrew Finch was unfortunately killed during the incident, despite not having anything to do with the situation. Over the course of …

Last year, a dispute in Call of Duty led to the fatal swatting of father-of-two, Andrew Finch. The suspect originally pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, however this could be set to change as federal prosecutors bring 46 new charges forward. Swatting is an illegal practice that sees a perpetrator …

While it might seem like a simple prank on the surface, the act of swatting wastes the valuable time of the law enforcement and can end in tragedy more often than not. It has always been a punishable crime, however the Seattle Police Department is taking proactive measures to alleviate …

Two weeks ago, Tyler Barriss was arrested for his hand in a swatting incident that led to the death of innocent father-of-two, Andrew Finch. Now, Barriss has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and could face years in prison. Extradited from California to Kansas, Barriss faced his first bout in court …

Swatting isn’t a new process in the streaming world. In fact, it’s been a punishable offense for quite some time, not just by Twitch, but by law as a waste of police time. Unfortunately, this holiday season hasn’t been kind to one family, who have tragically lost 28-year-old, father-of-two Andrew …

Swatting has become something of an occupational hazard for popular Twitch and Youtube streamers. If their address is somehow leaked, there are a nefarious few around the world who have falsely called in armed police responses to their homes. It's very dangerous and can land those responsible in jail, but …

Although League of Legends is known for its toxic players and the developer's attempts to counteract them, there are some that go far enough that a simple ban isn't enough. In the case of a 17 year old player from Canada, he's been given a 16 month sentence after he …

One of Lizard Squad's members, a 17 year old teen from Canada, has appeared in court and pleaded guilty to 23 charges relating to online abuse. He was charged with counts of extortion, criminal harassment and public mischief. Since the boy is only 17, he can't be named publicly but …

Curse Voice, an upcoming VOIP solution for gamers, wants to help protect you from having an armed SWAT team sent to your door. ‘Swatting' is a dangerous prank and it has become more prevalent recently, with big streamers having their homes raided live on Twitch for no good reason. The …

Swatting, or the practice of calling emergency services with details of a phony high stakes crime with the hope of eliciting a scary and potentially dangerous response from local SWAT teams, has been a problem for years, with software used to obfuscate the original caller's identity making it hard to …

19-year-old American, Brandon Wilson, was recently arrested and had his Las Vegas home raided in connection to several incidents of swatting. Swatting has become a significant problem for live streamers over the last year or two. For those who don't know, swatting is a ‘prank' in which a hoax call is …

A Runescape Twitch streamer was swatted last week in front of 60,000 viewers. Last Thursday, an armed SWAT team turned up at Joshua Peter's (KoopaTroopa on Twitch), home following a fake emergency service call. The streamer's ten year old brother was unfortunate enough to answer the door. Peters left the …

An unnamed but confirmed ‘high-up' Bungie executive woke up to a sheriff's police helicopter swarming his home last night after a faked 911 call lead the police to believe that the studio employee had planted explosives in a yard and taken a family hostage, demanding $20,000 for their release. According …

Last night, Jordan “Kootra” Mathewson, was arrested by a SWAT team while live streaming Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The police had received a hoax phone call claiming that Mathewson had shot two co-workers and was holding the rest hostage. The caller also stated that the live streamer would shoot at the …