SWATting - 911 system hacked by a teenager
Randall Ellis, a nineteen year old from Washington hacked the Orange County 911 system and sent cops to a couple that was sleeping at home. Police handcuffed both husband and wife and then figured it was a prank.
The trend is apparently called “SWATting.”
For some reason security breaches like this don't surprise me a lot. I don't have the statistics but I am sure many sensitive systems like this 9-1-1 system are vulnerable to hackers for one reason or the other. One would think that specially after 9/11 the country's 911 systems will be fully secured. How safe does that make you feel?
The trend is apparently called “SWATting.”
For some reason security breaches like this don't surprise me a lot. I don't have the statistics but I am sure many sensitive systems like this 9-1-1 system are vulnerable to hackers for one reason or the other. One would think that specially after 9/11 the country's 911 systems will be fully secured. How safe does that make you feel?
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