Jan 16, 2020 12:00:00

Finally arrested and prosecuted a man who was systematically performing 'swatting' to dispatch SWAT to a grudge partner

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Marc Cooper

Special Forces of the United States police SWAT the (SWAT) and police officers were mobilized in the report of the lie, 'that carried out the harassment to target swap computing and is' in recent years been frequently reported, situation in which the dead leaves have also developed into .. Many innocent people are suffering from swatting, which is regarded as a problem, but a university student was newly arrested for systematically targeting prominent gamers, journalists, and government officials. ..

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
(PDF file) https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.464952/gov.uscourts.vaed.464952.2.0.pdf

Alleged Member of Neo-Nazi Swatting Group Charged — Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/alleged-member-of-neo-nazi-swatting-group-charged/

FBI arrests man suspected of orchestrating dozens of “swatting” calls | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/fbi-arrests-man-suspected-of-orchestrating-dozens-of-swatting-calls/

Defendant John William Kirby Kelly, who was arrested, is a college student studying cybersecurity and has collaborated with colleagues using Internet Relay Chat (IRC) called 'Deadnet', and has done a lot of swatting so far. I have been attacking. For example, in November 2018, Kelly launched a swatting attack targeting colleges 'to avoid attending classes.'

According to the FBI, Kelly used a virtual private network (VPN) to hide the connection source and report swatting via VoIP . The content of the report was that 'someone is on the campus of the university with an M16 automatic rifle and a pipe bomb .'

by Navy.mil

Kelly, who had done multiple swatting by then, makes the mistake of calling his own phone number when he calls the police again after the above swatting. Defendant Kelly immediately apologized for the wrong call and hung up, but police identified him as the person who made the first false call and visited him. Defendant Kelly admitted that he had made a report to the police question, and when a dormitory house investigation was conducted, two telephones, a laptop computer, and an electronic storage terminal were found, leading to his arrest.

In addition to college, Kelly is believed to have been involved in swatting a church attended by many African Americans in November 2018, as a result of investigations. In this swatting, a swat was added during the evening prayer time, and people involved in the church were temporarily evacuated. In addition, swatting targeting well-known gamer Andrea Rovensky has taken control of Rovensky and his mother, who suffered mental distress and his mother suffered a stroke shortly afterwards.

You can see the movie that Mr. Rovensky actually talks about his experience at that time from the following.

I Got SWATTED --Here's What Happened | Vlog 229 --YouTube


The FBI's affidavit reveals that Deadnet members were white supremacists and sympathized with the neo-Nazi movement. Some Deadnet members have a website on the dark web called 'Doxbin,' which contains personal information such as the names, addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, social security numbers, and birthdays of hundreds of people. It seems that it was listed. And, it is said that a blue gun icon was displayed next to the information of the person who completed the swatting.

Deadnet members have also targeted dozens of journalists who write articles that threaten their world, and in fact, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Leonard Pitts was also hit in July 2019. It is reported that there was a blue gun icon and the notation 'anti-white / political writer' next to Mr. Pitts' name on the list.

Defendant Kelly appeared in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 10, 2020. The threatening crime against Kelly could result in imprisonment of up to five years.