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Three Charged in Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack

Federal prosecutors have charged three men with carrying out a deadly hoax known as “swatting,” in which perpetrators call or message a target’s local 911 operators claiming a fake hostage situation or a bomb threat in progress at the target’s address — with the expectation that local police may respond to the scene…
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May 24, 2018Three Charged in Fatal Kansas ‘Swatting’ Attack by robin_reala192319

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