Smart Cams Being Hacked to Live-Stream 'Swatting' Incidents.
Discussion
This is from over the pond but it wouldn’t be a massive surprise to see something similar happen here in the future.
“ Hackers have livestreamed police raids on innocent households after hijacking their victims' smart home devices and making a hoax call to the authorities, the FBI has warned.
It said offenders had even spoken to responding officers via the hacked kit.
It marks the latest escalation of a crime known as "swatting", in which offenders fool armed police or other emergency responders to go to a target's residence.
The FBI said there were "deadly" risks.
A fake call about a hostage situation led to police shooting a man in Kansas three years ago, and there have been non-fatal injuries in other cases.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55499164
“ Hackers have livestreamed police raids on innocent households after hijacking their victims' smart home devices and making a hoax call to the authorities, the FBI has warned.
It said offenders had even spoken to responding officers via the hacked kit.
It marks the latest escalation of a crime known as "swatting", in which offenders fool armed police or other emergency responders to go to a target's residence.
The FBI said there were "deadly" risks.
A fake call about a hostage situation led to police shooting a man in Kansas three years ago, and there have been non-fatal injuries in other cases.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55499164
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