Serial Swatter, Stalker and Doxer Mir Islam Gets Just 1 Year in Jail
Summary: Mir Islam, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, doxing and swatting celebrities and public officials, was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison, which with time served amounts to about one year of jail time. The government alleged Islam swatted at least 19 other people, including through a March 2014 TTY call that sent nearly a dozen armed officers to the home of KrebsOnSecurity's author, and through the Exposed[dot]su site that listed names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of at least 50 public figures built with data from ssndob[dot]ru.
Key Takeaway: A University of Arizona swatting tied to Islam drew 54 responding officers, cost local responders almost $40,000, and shut down the surrounding business district for most of a day - and the sentence still came in at roughly a year of jail time against a 37-to-46-month guideline range.
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