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Mumsnet's co-founder suffers swatting attack Mumsnet's co-founder suffers swatting attack
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Mumsnet is urging its users to reset their passwords after a series of attacks, one of which involved armed police being called out to the London home of the parenting site's co-founder. Mumsnet has reset its users passwords after a series of attacks, one of which involved armed police being called out to the London home of the parenting site's co-founder.
Justine Roberts said she suffered a "swatting attack" last week - a type of harassment in which a perpetrator calls the emergency services out to their victim on a false pretence. Justine Roberts said she suffered a "swatting attack" last Tuesday - a type of harassment in which a perpetrator calls the emergency services out to their victim on a false pretence.
She added that another member of the site had been similarly targeted.She added that another member of the site had been similarly targeted.
Some accounts have been hijacked.Some accounts have been hijacked.
Ms Roberts also disclosed that someone had managed to hack into the site's administrative functions.Ms Roberts also disclosed that someone had managed to hack into the site's administrative functions.
Additionally, she revealed that there had been an attempt to force Mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in what is known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.Additionally, she revealed that there had been an attempt to force Mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in what is known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
A spokeswoman from the Metropolitan Police was unable to comment on the swatting attack.A spokeswoman from the Metropolitan Police was unable to comment on the swatting attack.
However, a Twitter account linked to the incident has been suspended. However, a Twitter account linked to the incident, called DadSecurity, has been suspended.
More to follow Swat attacks
Ms Roberts - who is married to BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz - wrote about the hoax call-outs on one of Mumsnet's forums.
"An armed response team turned up at my house last week in the middle of the night, after reports of a gunman prowling around," she wrote.
"A Mumsnet user who engaged with @DadSecurity on Twitter was warned to 'prepare to be swatted by the best' in a tweet that included a picture of a Swat team, after which police arrived at her house late at night following a report of gunshots.
"Needless to say, she and her young family were pretty shaken up.
"It's worth saying that we don't believe these addresses were gained directly from any Mumsnet hack, as we don't collect addresses."
The tweets by the DadSecurity account are now offline, but the BBC can confirm it repeatedly posted "RIP Mumsnet" and claimed to have stolen data from the site.