Threat Intelligence Man sentenced for role in swatting attacks July 14, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Image credit: Vesnaandjic via Getty Images) A Welshman has been sentenced to prison for his involvement in numerous swatting incidents across the UK, US, and Canada. Callum Dare, 26, was an administrator for Doxbin, a dark web platform used for doxxing and facilitating harassment, according to a recent report by The Register. While Dare did not personally make swatting calls, investigators found he actively encouraged and assisted others in targeting individuals and organizations through the platform's "#deadnet" channel. His involvement came to light in 2019 when the FBI alerted South Wales Police. Digital forensics revealed Dare assembled and shared montages of emergency service responses to swatting calls to inspire further attacks. These attacks included a false bomb threat to the Los Angeles Police Department and a hoax involving nail bombs and hostages at a Cardiff hotel, which led to the evacuation of a busy street. Investigations into a Canadian swatting incident, where a programmer was targeted with a false hostage and bomb threat, ultimately led authorities to Dare through seized chat logs and financial records. Officers found evidence on his devices, including a phishing kit designed to harvest credentials, although there's no indication he used it in real-world attacks. Dare pleaded guilty to encouraging malicious communications and possessing articles for fraud, receiving a sentence of two years and three months. Law enforcement emphasized that swatting is a dangerous crime with potentially deadly consequences and highlighted the importance of international cooperation in bringing perpetrators to justice. Source: The Register SC Staff Related EDR MITRE ATT&CK Explained SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Jason Colby July 14, 2026 The framework catalogs adversary behavior in standardized language that lets defenders communicate precisely about threats Threat Intelligence Australian businesses targeted in global content management system exploitation campaign SC Staff July 13, 2026 The ACSC reports that malicious actors are actively scanning websites for vulnerabilities in various CMS platforms and plugins, including WordPress, Craft CMS, MaxSite CMS, MetInfo CMS, and Joomla JCE. Threat Intelligence China and India-linked threat actors target Pakistani law enforcement SC Staff July 13, 2026 The compromised assets included servers hosting web applications that manage critical police and citizen data, such as criminal and biometric records, hotel and tenant registrations, and personnel files. Related Events Cybercast Better Threat Intelligence Between Public and Private Sectors On-Demand Event Virtual Conference Nationwide Cybersecurity Summit 2025: Safeguarding America’s Digital Future On-Demand Event Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Account Harvesting Deauthentication Attack Defacement Denial of Service Dictionary Attack Disruption Distributed Scans Fault Line Attacks Google Hacking Reconnaissance You can skip this ad in 5 seconds