Coverage dated September 22, 2025

Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — On Christmas Day 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend and threatening to kill himself. Police barreled toward the address but turned around before they arrived. It was a hoax – a swatting call at Rep.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — On Christmas Day 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend and threatening to kill himself. Police barreled toward the address but turned around before they arrived. It was a hoax – a swatting call at Rep.

  2. Local News 8

    The Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling NYC’s cell system (opens Local News 8)

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    By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN New York City (CNN) — On Christmas Day in 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he shot his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself. Police barreled toward the address, but turned around once before they arrived.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — On Christmas Day 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend and

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