Swatting suspects charged with subverting Ring doorbell cams and calling cops
Two men have been charged with an alleged week-long US swatting spree in which they used stolen Yahoo email credentials to break into Ring door cameras, livestream the events on social media, and then taunt responding police officers.
One of the two men, Kya Christian Nelson, aka"ChumLul," 21, of Racine, Wisconsin, is already behind bars for an unrelated case. But James Thomas Andrew McCarty, or."Aspertaine," 20, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested last week. According to the grand jury indictment returned Friday afternoon, Nelson and McCarty allegedly gained access to home security door cameras sold by Ring for a week in November 2020. To do this, they first illicitly acquired usernames and passwords belonging to US Yahoo email users. The men then determined whether the account owners also had Ring systems linked to internet-controlled doorbell cameras.
If the victim did have a Ring account, the duo then allegedly made fake emergency calls to local police to get them to come to the victim's home , and they also streamed the audio and video of the law enforcement officers' response at the residences via the compromised security cameras. "Nelson and McCarthy would verbally taunt responding police officers and victims through the Ring devices during the police response," according to the indictment [In one account detailed in the court documents, Nelson placed a hoax 911 call, while posing as a kid reporting a stabbing involving her parents. In another, he allegedly told police he was being held hostage at gunpoint at the victim's home.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Aladdin panto’s all-white cast in Liverpool branded ‘shameful’An Aladdin pantomime in Liverpool is at the centre of a race row due to the production appearing to feature an all-white cast and use of offensive terminology.
Read more »
Meghan Markle shares close-up wedding photo of mother-in-law Princess Diana's striking ringMeghan Markle was pictured at her exclusive wedding reception with Prince Harry in 2018 wearing Princess Diana's vibrant aquamarine ring – look.
Read more »
Millions of Ring doorbell owners urged to check genius 'fence setting'YOUR Ring doorbell has a seriously handy feature that makes your life much more peaceful. It’s linked to Motion Detection, and preventing it from being “over-active”. Amazon has b…
Read more »
Internet squared: After meme-crashing the Game Awards, 'reformed orthodox rabbi' Bill Clinton comes to Elden RingI did not have sexual relations with that Elden Ring.
Read more »
Jeremy Clarkson 'horrified to have caused so much hurt' with Meghan commentsJeremy Clarkson has spoken out in the wake of his explosive column about Meghan Markle, which has been heavily criticised by public figures including his own daughter, Emily
Read more »
Local find shines a light on Shropshire's Hill FamilyAn exquisite ring uncovered by a metal detector in Shropshire has links to one of the county’s most important families.
Read more »