Get Permission The FBI is warning of a rise in "swatting attacks,"' which see hackers use compromised email accounts to access poorly-secured home smart devices that are equipped with cameras and voice capabilities to make hoax calls to emergency services. The FBI reports the offenders gain access to the smart devices by using stolen email passwords and then target customers who do not practice good cyber hygiene and re-use those passwords on their home smart devices. The attackers use these email credentials to log into a smart device, hijack its features, including the live-stream camer...