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Hacker calls in home invasion hoax in Collier County
It's something straight out of the movies. A home invasion turns into a hoax in Collier County all because of a hacker.
It happened at a home at 2002 Morning Sun Lane Tuesday afternoon. The family said it all started when their 15 year old son was playing video games with someone on the Internet. That Internet partner played more than just a game and called in a hostage situation to 911 that ended with SWAT members and deputies surrounding the home, only to find out later it was all just a hoax.
"They had a whole SWAT team at my door and I came out of my room and they've got their guns pointed at me and stuff," said Hunter Gelinas, who had his Xbox hacked.
When 15 year old Gelinas played his Xbox, he never imagined real deputies to be standing outside.
"They (the cops) had said I had been stabbed and there were seven people in the house and they were holding hostages," said Hunter.
Hunter said his Xbox had been hacked and the hacker called in the hoax about the family being held captive
"A disability line, handicapped line, saying that Hunter had been stabbed and the parents and there were other people being held hostage at the house," said Daleann Gelinas, Hunter's mother.
Sam Murphy was minding his own business when deputies cars flooded his street.
"When I heard it was a hoax it kind of made more sense because I figured with this neighborhood, nothing ever really happens here," said Murphy, who is a neighbor.
Deputies confirmed the home invasion was a hoax and no one was ever hurt.
"The kid says he lives in Canada. We don't really know who he is, just the location that comes up on the computer," said Daleann.
Deputies took laptops and gaming systems from the home to try and track down leads. Computer experts said hackers have easy accessibility to your information and even phone lines.
"Once they can accessibility to the machine, they can do whatever they want as long as they have the capability and knowledge to do it," said Neil Wexell, Byte Shop Tech Specialist.
Wexell said the best way to prevent it from happening is keep your gaming systems off the Internet. The Gelinas family said its game over for now.
"You don't know really who you're talking to when you're on those games so you have to be careful nowadays," said Daleann.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office said they are investigating the hoax but no charges have be filed.
Source: winknews.com
It happened at a home at 2002 Morning Sun Lane Tuesday afternoon. The family said it all started when their 15 year old son was playing video games with someone on the Internet. That Internet partner played more than just a game and called in a hostage situation to 911 that ended with SWAT members and deputies surrounding the home, only to find out later it was all just a hoax.
"They had a whole SWAT team at my door and I came out of my room and they've got their guns pointed at me and stuff," said Hunter Gelinas, who had his Xbox hacked.
When 15 year old Gelinas played his Xbox, he never imagined real deputies to be standing outside.
"They (the cops) had said I had been stabbed and there were seven people in the house and they were holding hostages," said Hunter.
Hunter said his Xbox had been hacked and the hacker called in the hoax about the family being held captive
"A disability line, handicapped line, saying that Hunter had been stabbed and the parents and there were other people being held hostage at the house," said Daleann Gelinas, Hunter's mother.
Sam Murphy was minding his own business when deputies cars flooded his street.
"When I heard it was a hoax it kind of made more sense because I figured with this neighborhood, nothing ever really happens here," said Murphy, who is a neighbor.
Deputies confirmed the home invasion was a hoax and no one was ever hurt.
"The kid says he lives in Canada. We don't really know who he is, just the location that comes up on the computer," said Daleann.
Deputies took laptops and gaming systems from the home to try and track down leads. Computer experts said hackers have easy accessibility to your information and even phone lines.
"Once they can accessibility to the machine, they can do whatever they want as long as they have the capability and knowledge to do it," said Neil Wexell, Byte Shop Tech Specialist.
Wexell said the best way to prevent it from happening is keep your gaming systems off the Internet. The Gelinas family said its game over for now.
"You don't know really who you're talking to when you're on those games so you have to be careful nowadays," said Daleann.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office said they are investigating the hoax but no charges have be filed.
Source: winknews.com