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‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

September 3, 2019 admin Drake, DYN DDoS, FBI, Kenneth Currin Schuchman, Masuta, Mirai, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Nexus, Nexus Zeta, Okiru, Satori botnet, SWATting, TalkTalk hack, VAMP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:14:18 +0000

A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “Satori” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service providers, online gaming platforms and Web hosting companies.

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How gamers can protect against increasing cyberthreats

April 3, 2019 admin 101, account takeover, ad flooding, ATO, briefing, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, FYI, grooming, malvertising, malware in games, online gaming, phishing, PUP in games, responsible digital citizen, risks to online gamers, security 101, stalking, survey scams, SWATting, trolling, video games

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the various cyberthreats video gamers may encounter online, their real-world consequences, and what users can do to protect themselves.

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Man Behind Fatal ‘Swatting’ Gets 20 Years

March 29, 2019 admin Andrew Finch, Casey Viner, fatal swatting, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Shane Gaskill, SWATting, Tyler Barriss, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:19:15 +0000

Tyler Barriss, a 26-year-old California man who admitted making a phony emergency call to police in late 2017 that led to the shooting death of an innocent Kansas resident, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

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Three Charged for Working With Serial Swatter

January 25, 2019 admin Casey Viner, Logan Patten, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Neal Patel, Shane Gaskill, SWATting, Tyler Barriss, Tyler Stewart

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:24:00 +0000

The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against three U.S. men accused of swatting, or making hoax reports of bomb threats or murders in a bid to trigger a heavily armed police response to a target’s address. Investigators say the men, aged 19 to 23, all carried out the attacks with the help of Tyler Barriss, a convicted serial swatter whose last stunt in late 2018 cost an Oklahoma man his life. FBI agents on Wednesday arrested Neal Patel, 23, of Des Plaines, Ill. and Tyler Stewart, 19 of Gulf Breeze, Fla. The third defendant, Logan Patten, 19, of Greenwood, Mo., agreed to turn himself in. The men are charged in three separate indictments with conspiracy and conveying false information about the use of explosive devices.

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Serial Swatter and Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River

December 23, 2018 admin cyberstalking, Josh the God, Mir Islam, MrOsama, Ne'er-Do-Well News, SWATting, Tomi Michelle Masters, Troy Woody, Troy Woody Jr., UGNazi

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:24:29 +0000

A 22-year-old man convicted of cyberstalking and carrying out numerous bomb threats and swatting attacks — including a 2013 swatting incident at my home — was arrested Sunday morning in the Philippines after allegedly helping a friend dump the body of a housemate into a local river.

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Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison

November 14, 2018 admin Andrew Finch, Call of Duty, Casey Viner, justice department, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Shane Gaskill, Stephen McAllister, SWATting, swautistic, Tyler Barriss

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:27:01 +0000

A California man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing dozens of swatting attacks — including a deadly incident in Kansas last year — now faces 20 or more years in prison.

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A week in security (October 1 – 7)

October 8, 2018 admin adobe, Android, anti-swatting, BlockChain, bring your own security, byos, Chrome Extension, Fake Fortnite, Fortnite, hack the marine corps, IoT, IoT botnet, Lojack, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, not botnet, password manager, phishing, phishing campaign, RDP, recap, rip attacks, SC Magazine, Security world, SWATting, Torii, voice phishing, vulnerabilities, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, ZDNet

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:31:56 +0000

A roundup of the security news from October 1–7 including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, LoJack, fileless malware, and BYOS.

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Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack

December 29, 2017 admin 7alent, Ne'er-Do-Well News, SWATting, swautistic, The Coming Storm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:17:36 +0000

A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police officers on the evening of Dec. 28 after someone fraudulently reported a hostage situation ongoing at his home. The false report was the latest in a dangerous hoax known as “swatting,” wherein the perpetrator falsely reports a dangerous situation at an address with the goal of prompting authorities to respond to that address with deadly force. This particular swatting reportedly originated over a $1.50 wagered match in the online game Call of Duty. Compounding the tragedy is that the man killed was an innocent party who had no part in the dispute. The following is an analysis of what is known so far about the incident, as well as a brief interview with the alleged and self-professed perpetrator of this crime.