{"id":58282,"date":"2025-01-23T17:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58282"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:45:32","slug":"wisconsin-man-guilty-of-swattingscheme-that-took-over-ring-doorbeel-cameras-to-livestream-police-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58282","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Man Guilty of &#8220;Swatting&#8221;Scheme That Took Over Ring Doorbeel Cameras to Livestream  Police Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"FBI Latest Hate Crime Report: Hate Crimes Down Slightly in America\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a one-week nationwide \u201cswatting\u201d spree that gained access to Ring home security door cameras, placed bogus emergency phone calls designed to elicit an armed police response, then livestreamed the events on social media, sometimes while taunting responding police officers in communities such as West Covina and Oxnard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kya Christian Nelson, 23, of Racine, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and two counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nelson, who is doing time in a Kentucky state prison after being convicted in an unrelated case, has been in federal custody since August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt scheduled a May 1 sentencing hearing. Nelson faces up to five years in federal prison for each count.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe defendant\u2019s malicious actions traumatized his victims and put their lives \u2013 and the lives of responding officers \u2013 at risk,&#8221; said Akil Davis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Los Angeles Field Office. \u201cSwatting hoaxes drain crucial law enforcement resources at the expense of taxpayers and diverts police officers from responding to actual crisis situations. This case is a good reminder for security doorbell users that it&#8217;s important to practice strict cyber hygiene by using difficult passwords and by employing two-factor authentication.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5bc1a131-4172-41d1-b051-2bd78588113c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41022 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1-300x95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1-1024x323.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1-1536x485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-courthouse-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>According to his plea agreement, from November 7 to 13, 2020, Nelson and his co-conspirators hacked Ring home security cameras by stealing Yahoo email credentials from victims across the U.S. They used the stolen credentials to access Ring accounts, control doorbell cameras, and gather more information about the victims<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">The conspirators made fake emergency calls to law enforcement near victims&#8217; homes, triggering police responses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">They then hacked into victims\u2019 Ring devices, livestreaming audio and video on social media during the police response. In some cases, they taunted officers and victims through the devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36165 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For example, on November 8, 2020, Nelson and a co-conspirator hacked a victim\u2019s Yahoo and Ring accounts in West Covina, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">They placed a hoax call to police, claiming to be a child reporting gunfire and drinking at the residence. This false report led police to respond and remove residents from their home at gunpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the police response, Nelson accessed the Ring doorbell camera located at the West Covina residence and used it to verbally threaten and taunt the police officers who responded to the reported incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In another incident, on November 11, 2020, Nelson illegally possessed the Yahoo! and Ring login credentials of a victim living in Oxnard. Nelson then used those credentials to access the victim\u2019s Ring account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42630 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxghu60nwxu-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"closeup photo of gavel\" width=\"403\" height=\"223\" \/>Nelson or a co-conspirator made a hoax call to the Oxnard Police Department purporting to be coming from inside the victim\u2019s home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The caller told the police that they were a child whose father was wielding a handgun inside the residence. Nelson made a second hoax call to Oxnard Police to report hearing shots fired at the victim\u2019s residence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Based on these hoax calls, Oxnard Police officers made an emergency response to the house and cleared the residents from the home at gunpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nelson accessed the Ring doorbell camera located at the Oxnard residence and used it to threaten and taunt the police officers who had responded to the reported incident.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8c2f4d5a-389b-4f02-9131-59e78ce93f68\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">In June 2024, James Thomas Andrew McCarty, 22, of Kayenta, Arizona, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in the Ring swatting scheme and additional charges in Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"> McCarty, who pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy as Nelson, admitted to hacking a victim&#8217;s Ring camera in Florida. He called police, posing as the victim&#8217;s husband, falsely claiming he had killed her, taken a hostage, and rigged explosives at their home, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">McCarty livestreamed the police response and posted on social media, bragging about the incident and calling it amusing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0353645776MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant United States Attorney Khaldoun Shobaki of the Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section is prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS 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