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Students question accountability, social media influence after 'swatting hoax' at USC

STUDENTS AT USC ARE PROCESSING THE AFTERMATH OF THAT FAKE CALL ABOUT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. JUST WEEKS INTO THE START OF THE NEW ...

Kansas State latest college hit with swatting hoax

K-State officials said the university was a target of a swatting attack that was intended to disrupt the Manhattan campus.

Alarming rise in swatting calls made to college campuses

In the past week, six false shooting calls have happened at college campuses, including the University of Tennessee ...
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USC confirms swatting hoax led to active shooter alert, students describe “scary” experience

"You're really powerless. It definitely felt powerless to be sitting there, barricaded and you have no idea where your ...
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Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

Such false emergency calls are known as "swatting," or calling in a large law enforcement response to a non-existent crisis. On the same day, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was also ...
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Active shooter reports at University of South Carolina was swatting hoax, university police say

The University of South Carolina Police Department said it believes the active shooter reports Sunday night were part of a ...
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USC releases update on Sunday’s swatting hoax

After Sunday's active shooter alert university officials have released information on the incident, say officials.

After Villanova’s ‘cruel hoax,’ it’s time to treat swatting like the public safety threat it is

Swatting isn’t a prank. It’s a technology-enabled form of harassment that weaponizes 911 to terrorize targets, traumatize ...