Swatting incidents have occurred at Villanova and University of South Carolina in recent days. What is going on? What is ...

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

Police at the University of Colorado Boulder on Monday responded to what is now being investigated as a “potential swatting ...

The University of Arkansas becomes the latest target of active shooter hoaxes, echoing similar threats nationwide. As North ...

In the past week, six false shooting calls have happened at college campuses, including the University of Tennessee ...

Police at the University of Colorado Boulder on Monday responded to what is now being investigated as a "potential swatting ...

The Iowa State University Police Department is monitoring false reports of “an active shooter on campus,” according to the ...

The prank calls are known as "swatting" because of the full police "SWAT" response the calls elicit. The family who was targeted does not want to be identified but spoke out to bring awareness to ...

'Swatting' is dangerous can may lead to tragedy, authorities warn. Aug. 16, 2011 — -- Swatting is the practice of making prank calls that sound so violent that they provoke a SWAT team ...

A popular online gamer says he was shaken up after armed police stormed his home, believe to be prompted by a prank phone call, as he was live streaming to nearly 60,000 viewers. Joshua Peters, a ...