Posted on 09/08/2025 5:33:51 PM PDT by Libloather
A cyber group known as “Purgatory” is behind a terrifying spree of AI-enhanced swatting calls on college campuses — and experts urge authorities to catch up to “internet speed” to stop it.
Between Aug. 21 and Aug. 25, at least 10 universities across the US were thrown into chaos after fake active shooter calls sent armed federal and local law enforcement agencies to lockdown campuses, launching students into full-blown panic.
The calls have since been linked to Purgatory, a group of cybercriminals who use AI tools to replicate sounds of screaming and gunfire while on the phone with local authorities, according to recent findings by the Center for Internet Security and Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
Purgatory, which primarily organizes on Telegram and Discord platforms, derives from a larger group known as “The Com,” a loose cybercriminal network that engages in swatting, sextortion and the distribution of child sex abuse material.
The FBI issued an alert about The Com as recently as late July.
“Sometimes [the call’s] are for a fee, other times it’s to bring attention to themselves as a group so that they can get new clients or get others to join this affiliation, and help them do swatting,” John Cohen, the executive director for the Countering Hybrid Threats Program at the Center for Internet Security and a former Department of Homeland Security official, told The Post.
“Sometimes, quite frankly, it’s because they enjoy the thrill of watching.”
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BTTT
After that...
Left-wing Commies need to be swatted down.
“...undermine confidence in government, undermine confidence in institutions.”
Thought that was the job of government and institutional officials.
Can you use onion routing on a phone call? If you can, and if that’s what they’re using it’s going to be mighty hard to track them. This was developed by the US Naval lab specifically to keep things from being tracked.
As long as we have cops, funded by Fed.gov for “anti-terrorism” playing seal-team six, who respond like robots to every stupid “armed person” call they receive - then people will continue engage in “SWATING”
When seconds count the police are only minutes away. They about 90% more likely to encounter victims on their arrival than perpetrators.
Bttt
How long does it take them to put on all that cosplay “tactical” gear? Just get in the car and go for God’s sake...all they need is a gun.7
I just said it would not be easy. I don’t even know if that’s what they’re doing, the “authorities” don’t seem to have had much success so far. They’re pretty good at tracking down innocent J6 participants for exercising their 1st amendment rights, but real professional criminals must be too hard for them.
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thanx for posting
But they don't want to.
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