Monday, December 03, 2007
Man hacks into EMR system and launches SWAT assault
Man hacks into EMR system and launches SWAT assault
Hacker pleads guilty to stealing AT&T employee passwords to make false 911 calls
11.21.07 Stuart Rosoff pled guilty to gaining illegal access to AT&T networks and placing false emergency calls. He duped emergency dispatch operators into sending police SWAT teams to innocent, unsuspecting homes.
Rosoff is considered the lead defendant in a federal case against a conspiracy that is connected to over 60 "swatting" incidents. Rosoff faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Last October, “swatting” gained attention in the cybersecurity arena when Washington teenager Randall Ellis arrested for a similar crime. Ellis sent a SWAT team, helicopter, and police dogs to descend on a random house, endangering a couple and two toddlers.
Hacker pleads guilty to stealing AT&T employee passwords to make false 911 calls
11.21.07 Stuart Rosoff pled guilty to gaining illegal access to AT&T networks and placing false emergency calls. He duped emergency dispatch operators into sending police SWAT teams to innocent, unsuspecting homes.
Rosoff is considered the lead defendant in a federal case against a conspiracy that is connected to over 60 "swatting" incidents. Rosoff faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Last October, “swatting” gained attention in the cybersecurity arena when Washington teenager Randall Ellis arrested for a similar crime. Ellis sent a SWAT team, helicopter, and police dogs to descend on a random house, endangering a couple and two toddlers.
# posted by raveneye @ 5:09 PM 
