Swatting, The Next Generation Of Cybercrime?

The Fox News Rundown

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Politics, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On Christmas day, two different Republican lawmakers were victims of an increasingly popular crime called swatting. These prank calls to police aim to send SWAT units to the victim’s home. Both Congressman Brandon Williams (R-NY) and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) were targeted on Monday but it's not just politicians on the receiving end; everyday Americans have been swatted as well. Retired FBI special agent John Iannarelli joins the Rundown to discuss why it is often hard to track down criminals involved in swatting and how law enforcement trains to respond in those situations. These past few years in Washington have seen countless political newcomers and outsiders enter the scene and have big impacts on Capitol Hill. In a 2022 Alabama special election, Katie Britt won a decisive victory, becoming the youngest Republican woman elected to the Senate. Since then, she has been widely considered a rising star within Congress. On the FOX News Rundown, we revisit Mike Emanuel’s interview with Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) about her opposition to a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, her belief that the Biden administration has failed to recognize the ongoing border crisis, and the importance of inspiring the next generation. Plus, commentary by FOX News Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	I'm Anselier heart. I'm Red Bear. I'm Katie Pavlich and this is the Fox News
0:32.1	rundown.
0:32.7	Wednesday, December 27th, 2023.
0:39.1	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:40.9	Two lawmakers had cops called to their houses by prank callers over Christmas
0:45.0	in incidents called swatting. It's a growing crime, it can be deadly, and it's often very
0:50.6	hard to find the person making the prank call.
0:53.5	They'll take these numbers and using VoIP online internet services to be able to make these phone
1:00.3	calls.
1:01.4	You can't track the phone number as easily as you could with a cell phone or a hard line
1:06.4	making it very difficult for law enforcement to find out who these people are.
1:12.0	I'm Mike Emanuel. She's the youngest Republican woman ever elected
1:16.1	to the US Senate and the mother of two tells us why she felt the need to create change in Washington.
1:22.8	I think that we all have a different purpose.
1:26.0	God has a different purpose for us, but we need every single person to stand up
1:30.4	and to step into the arena.
1:32.3	We speak with Alabama Senator Katie Brett. up and to step into the arena.
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