A swatting prank this week over a Call of Duty game has resulted in the death of an unrelated father. Swatting is the act of calling in a hoax of a serious crime to emergency services, such as a hostage situation or a shooting. The end goal is to get a large number of armed police to arrive at the target address.
Swatting has become a controversial ‘prank’ among the online gaming community, with gamers holding a grudge attempting to disrupt players of competitive games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Call of Duty. As well as this, swatting has been used on celebrities and ...
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December 30, 2017 at 12:41AM
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