Investigating Swatting and False Emergency Calls

Often viewed as a nuisance as opposed to a crime, swatting calls have become extremely common over the past decade. Intertwined with the online gaming culture, swatting has become so popular that there are Discord, YouTube, and Telegram channels dedicated to it.

Many police departments feel that these cases will often lead them outside of their jurisdictions, or even their country, and thus they are fruitless and pointless investigations. Nothing could be further from the truth!

This 8-hour class will address common swatting and VoIP abuse trends, mass email threats, as well as online threats on social media. This class will cover best investigatory avenues, and case studies.