The Villanova incident was a “cruel hoax” that triggered “panic and terror,” the university’s president said in a letter after the lockdown was lifted. The Chattanooga call was “a criminal act, ...

With so many pressing problems, emergency services can’t afford to waste time on swatting calls. Swatting, which involves falsely reporting an emergency, ...

The University of South Carolina on Sunday was the victim of a swatting call that reported a false active shooter at Thomas ...

Gregory Vecchi, a retired FBI special agent and Director of training at SafeDefend, sat down with KCTV to give insight on ...

K-State officials said the university was a target of a swatting attack that was intended to disrupt the Manhattan campus.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A “potential safety concern” was reported at K-State’s campus in Manhattan on Monday, Aug. 25.

The Iowa State University Police Department has reported a swatting incident took place on campus Monday morning.

Villanova University faced a false active shooter alert on Thursday, followed by several more calls, with some featuring ...

Often referred to as “swatting calls,” the false reports are intended to activate a large law enforcement response.

STUDENTS AT USC ARE PROCESSING THE AFTERMATH OF THAT FAKE CALL ABOUT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. JUST WEEKS INTO THE START OF THE NEW ...

The University of Arkansas becomes the latest target of active shooter hoaxes, echoing similar threats nationwide. As North ...

"It's looking as if it was another swatting or hoax call," U of A Police Department Assistant Chief Matt Mills said.