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Hacked home cams used to livestream police raids in swatting attacks
Source: BBC
Hacked home cams used to livestream police raids in swatting attacks
31 December 2020
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.
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The FBI said it believed the latest twist on the "prank" was able to be carried out because the victims had reused passwords from other services when setting up their smart devices.
Lists of hacked credentials are frequently bought and sold via illegal markets.
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31 December 2020
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.
-snip-
The FBI said it believed the latest twist on the "prank" was able to be carried out because the victims had reused passwords from other services when setting up their smart devices.
Lists of hacked credentials are frequently bought and sold via illegal markets.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55499164