There appears to be some evidence that there are individuals doing this within the United States. There have been a number of young people ages, you know, 16, even a little bit younger up to early 20s calling in fake threats like this. Jeff: Do they think that this is organized or that this is happening a lot but by a lot of different people?
Teachers and students in the US are always on alert for the possibility of an active shooter entering their classrooms. Now hundreds of schools around the country are dealing with a new, anxiety inducing disruption: swatting. It’s when police rush to schools in response to fake threats intended to cause chaos.
Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter Jeff Stone joins this episode to talk about the sharp rise of these events in recent months. And New York school district superintendent Matt Landahl shares what it’s like to receive these calls and manage the response in real time.
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