You would think they would have some special code word or something to avoid this sort of issue. Maybe they will now.
The Brits must have come back to finish the job.
Anyway, I see black helicopters in someone’s future.
So someone basically swatted the white house?!?!
Nah. Swatting is mostly a problem not because of the response, but who responds.
Pigs that like to kill things.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David.
Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House was ablaze and a person was trapped inside, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The person was not authorized to talk about the fake emergency call and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
Within minutes, District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services and U.S. Secret Service personnel determined that it was a false report and called off the response.
Someone who was reached at the callback number for the 911 report indicated they did not place it, the person said, indicating it was likely spoofed.
Biden is set to return to the White House on Monday afternoon after spending part of the weekend at the presidential retreat in Maryland and participating in a service event in Philadelphia to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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indicating it was likely spoofed.
Is the US going to fix robocalls finally that number spoofing threatens national security?
I hope so. But likely not. It’s far easier to just have a secret code phrase with the local fire department that white house personnel would know when calling in a fire. Wouldn’t want to upset the companies profiting off of robo calls.
I thought they were working on that with STIR/SHAKEN?
