Cyber-crime
Minecraft-streaming gran swatted while raising cash for grandson's cancer care
Sue Jacquot said she had a great time, despite the rude awakening
An 82-year-old grandmother who livestreams her Minecraft gameplay to raise money for her grandson's cancer treatment faced a potentially deadly swatting attempt this week."Dozens" of armed police officers stormed the home of Sue Jacquot, known online as GrammaCrackers, on May 18 while she was sleeping. Officers were responding to a swatting threat – common hoaxes called in by viewers of livestreams. These incidents typically involve someone locating a streamer's home and calling the local police department, informing them of a bomb threat or similar, which often prompts a full-force response.
While most swatting cases result in nothing more sinister than a few broken doors, some have led to serious injuries and fatalities.
