About this episode

The episode discusses the phenomenon of gamers hiring swatting services and the implications of this cyber crime.

We discuss true cyber crimes of When Gamers Start Swatting: Violence for Hire Online. Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target. Special Author pricing (30% off) The Moving ...

People in this episode

Host: David Mauro

Topics covered

• cyber crime
• swatting
• online violence
• gaming
• true crime

Keywords

• swatting
• cyber crime
• gamers
• violence for hire
• true crime

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