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Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’
- A senior Secret Service official was targeted in a swatting incident on July 4, with a caller falsely claiming the official's daughter was armed and inside their home, as reported by Axios.
- Michael Centrella, assistant director of the Secret Service's Office of Field Operations, noted that local authorities are investigating whether artificial intelligence tools were used to clone the official's voice, which may have contributed to the false call.
- Local police quickly determined the call was fake since the official does not have a daughter, according to Centrella.
- Swatting incidents have been increasing, and FBI Director Kash Patel mentioned that action is being taken to investigate this dangerous trend.
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Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Attack - News Addicts
A senior U.S. Secret Service official was the target of a swatting attempt at his home on July 4, according to agency officials, Axios reported. The incident involved a false emergency call to 9-1-1 claiming that the official’s daughter was running through the home with a weapon. But the official has no daughter, and local […]
Secret Service Official Targeted in Swatting Call
A high-ranking U.S. Secret Service official was targeted by an anonymous swatting call on July 4. The caller connected with the 911 system in the undisclosed community where the official lives, according to Axios, and claimed someone was running around the official's home with a gun. The incident was reportedly revealed on Thursday by Michael Centrella, Secret Service field operations assistant director, at a cybersecurity event in San Francisco…
Top Secret Service Official Targeted in ‘Swatting’
“A top Secret Service official was the target of a ‘swatting’ incident at his home on the Fourth of July,” Axios reports. “While the incident didn’t lead to any harm, it’s another example of just how difficult it’s become for law enforcement to reign in the the wave of hoax calls.”
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