They were victims of a new kind of telephone fraud that exploits a weakness in the way the 911 system handles calls from Internet-based phone services. The attacks — called "swatting" because armed police SWAT teams usually respond — are virtually unstoppable, and an Associated Press investigation found that budget-strapped 911 centers are essentially defenseless without an overhaul of their computer systems. [More]The "Only One" centers are defenseless? What about the poor citizens they wrongly raid?
He was even arrested as the result of one call, because authorities found weapons he wasn't supposed to have while they were searching the house.I wonder if a solution would be found if...no, I don't want to go there...do I?
[Via HZ]