"FBI: Home Surveillance Devices Hacked to Record Swatting Attacks"

The FBI has issued an alert on Tuesday that swatters have been hijacking home surveillance and other types of devices with audio and video capabilities to watch their victims while they are being swatted. In some cases, the prankster also live-streams the video and engage with the law enforcement responders.  Swatting is a hoax where someone tricks emergency services into deploying armed law enforcement to a targeted individual's location by claiming there is a life-threatening situation.  Smart home device manufacturers recently notified law enforcement that offenders have been using stolen e-mail passwords to access smart devices with cameras and voice capabilities to carry out the swatting attacks.  The FBI has been working with the manufacturers of the targeted devices to warn customers about the threat and provide them with recommendations on how to avoid having their devices hacked.

SecurityWeek reports: "FBI: Home Surveillance Devices Hacked to Record Swatting Attacks"