Lizard Squad member pleads guilty over 23 counts related to 'swatting'
by Guardian Staff from Technology | The Guardian on (#9J1J)
Hoax calls from 17-year-old Canadian tricked armed police into raiding homes of women who played online battle game League of Legends
A Canadian teen has plead guilty to more than 23 counts related to a series of "swatting" incidents across Canada and the US.
Swatting, one of the teen's tactics, involves calling in hoaxes to police in an attempt to encourage the dispatch of a heavily-armed Swat team.
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