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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 4 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tptacek ◴[18 Nov 24 02:57 UTC] No.42169339[source]▶
From the Information he pled to:

    ALAN W. FILION,
        a/k/a "Nazgul Swattings,"
        a/k/a "Torswats V3,"
        a/k/a "Third Reich of Kiwiswats,"
        a/k/a "The Table Swats,"
        a/k/a "Angmar," and
        a/k/a "Torswats"
Seems like a fun guy. It looks like most of this story was covered a year ago:

https://www.wired.com/story/alan-filion-torswats-swatting-ar...

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1. lenerdenator ◴[18 Nov 24 14:34 UTC] No.42172595[source]▶
Are you meaning to tell me that people who make references to the Nazis a part of their identity might not be the most well-adjusted people around?
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2. histories ◴[19 Nov 24 06:57 UTC] No.42180691[source]▶
Maybe they're talking about the Tolkien references (just kidding)
3. cyanydeez ◴[19 Nov 24 17:52 UTC] No.42186265[source]▶
In this case it's also lord of the ring
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4. NikkiA ◴[21 Nov 24 10:12 UTC] No.42202751[source]▶
"Third Reich" is the nazi reference.