CISA Director Jen Easterly Targeted in Swatting Incident
ID: aea5a2e4-2185-5e17-bd29-3f89d333b680
STIX ID: report--aea5a2e4-2185-5e17-bd29-3f89d333b680
Feed Name: Dark Reading
Date Published: 2024-01-23
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
CISA Director Jen Easterly was targeted in a swatting incident on Dec. 30 after a false 911 call reported a shooting at her residence; responding officers found no injuries or crime. The report underscores swatting as a dangerous harassment and extortion tactic increasingly used by criminals, including some ransomware groups, and notes similar incidents against public officials along with legislative efforts to deter such attacks.
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