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Hackers target streamer, take down Battle.net, League of Legends, EA.com and then SWAT him. -- (link)

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Dec 30 '13, 20:16

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I hope they catch whomever SWATted him, that's a tremendous waste of resources. (kotaku.com)

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I really don't understand most of that article. - David Dec 30, 20:36 11
- Phantoml0rd is a guy who live streams his gameplay through a service called Twitch. Some hackers have targeted him by shutting down the services and.. - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 30, 21:52 1
  - Which is something I would never, ever do to a certain Ikariam player. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 30, 21:54
- Having other people watch you play video games has become a viable career choice. - Tim Dec 30, 20:47 1
  - I missed my calling by 3 decades. - Mel Profit Dec 31, 05:32
- Twitch is for streaming game sessions for an audience. SWATting is an intimidation tactic where police resources are wasted on fake emergency calls. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 20:46 2
  - A bunch of geeksters with nothing better to do with there time -- nm - eag Dec 30, 21:07 1
    - Indeed. I hate it when people call them hackers; they're not hacking. They're being twerps. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 21:14
- Re the last sentence. Douchebags on the Internet will call the cops in their target's hometown and claim the target is committing a crime. - Ender Dec 30, 20:39 3
  - Bieber has been Swatted and a few other crappy celebs as well -- nm - Remlik Dec 30, 20:43 2
    - Security researcher Brian Krebs has been swatted multiple times as well. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 21:02 1
      - This has also entered the political arena. Erick Erickson was targeted. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 31, 05:51
Don't read the comments. Too many fucking idiots on Kotaku. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 20:34 1
- Well, it's Kotaku, so... -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 21:04

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