IOWA STATE PATROL IS INVESTIGATING. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IS THE LATEST CAMPUS CAUGHT UP IN A WAVE OF NATIONWIDE SWATTING ATTACKS. OFFICIALS SAY AN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONCERNING EMAIL THIS MORNING, AND SOME OFFICES HAD TO GO ON LOCKDOWN. POLICE LATER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO CREDIBLE THREAT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE EMAIL IS TIED TO A KNOWN SWATTING SCHEME. A HAWK ALERT WAS NOT ISSUED SINCE THERE W
University of Iowa becomes latest target of swatting
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Updated: 11:27 AM CDT Sep 12, 2025
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The University of Iowa is the latest college campus to be targeted in a nationwide trend of swatting attacks.KCRG reports, the University of Iowa says an employee received an email Thursday morning it describes as “concerning.” Out of an abundance of caution, the University of Iowa locked down impacted offices as police investigated.University of Iowa Police eventually confirmed there was no credible threat to campus safety and believes the email is connected to a known swatting tactic already being investigated nationally.The University did not issue a Hawk Alert because there was no confirmation of a threat to the campus.Iowa State University had been a target of a similar swatting hoax earlier this semester. Dozens of college campuses nationally have reported similar hoaxes.Even before Thursday’s hoax targeted the Iowa City campus, several students had said the swatting tactics nationally had impacted them.» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) — The University of Iowa is the latest college campus to be targeted in a nationwide trend of swatting attacks.
, the University of Iowa says an employee received an email Thursday morning it describes as “concerning.” Out of an abundance of caution, the University of Iowa locked down impacted offices as police investigated.
University of Iowa Police eventually confirmed there was no credible threat to campus safety and believes the email is connected to a known swatting tactic already being investigated nationally.
The University did not issue a Hawk Alert because there was no confirmation of a threat to the campus.
Iowa State University had been a target of a similar swatting hoax earlier this semester. Dozens of college campuses nationally have reported similar hoaxes.
Even before Thursday’s hoax targeted the Iowa City campus, several students had said the swatting tactics nationally had impacted them.
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