This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities

A leader declared himself From an online group linked to the violent extremist network, COM WIRED tells that he is responsible for the wave of Shooter active alerts in a trick in universities throughout the United States in recent days as students return to school.

The person says, known as Gores, says he wanders in a group called Purgatory, whose followers offer a list of services, including trick threats against schools – known as skating – for only $ 20, while fake threats against hospitals, companies and airports can cost up to $ 50. The group also offered “sanctuaries” and “bricks” for less than $ 10, according to a review of the group Telegram through WIRED, apparently indicates real violence.

However, in the last days, when incidents were reported in the media, prices have risen, as a cover school is now costing $ 95 and papers that cost $ 35.

The group has been linked to 764, a nihilistic sub -group of COM, which is conducting targeted campaigns against children who use blackmail, avoiding, harassment, and harassment. 764 members were accused of everything from theft to sexual assault on minors, kidnappings and killing.

Since the start of Swatting on August 21, about ten different universities have been targeted with 911 emergency calls, some of which have to alerts on multiple occasions after receiving multiple trick calls. Gores Wire tells that the group has received about $ 100,000 since the start of Swatting Spree. WIRED independently confirmed this number.

In addition to the confirmation of Gores, two researchers who spoke to WIRED confirmed that they listened to the group that is making Swatting calls to voice matches as happened in recent days. In at least one case, the researcher managed to mediate and contact the targeted institution to inform them that the call was a trick.

The wire records of the calls presented by the researchers were recorded, and it has reviewed the TELEGRAM channel, which is run by Purgatory, where members of the group celebrate the media coverage of their calls in recent days, including attempt to camouflage at Colorado Bulder University on Monday afternoon.

Nicole Moysk, a spokeswoman for the University of Colorado Boldar, indicates that the accident is still under investigation, adding that the university police are working with “government and federal partners, including the FBI, to explore any potential strings or patterns that may be related to recent transformation throughout the country.”

The FBI told the Washington Post that he was investigating, in a statement to the New York Times, that “he is witnessing an increase in camouflage events throughout the country, and we are taking a serious trick threats seriously because it endangered innocent people.” The agency did not immediately respond to WIRED request for comment.

The FBI added: “It is important to provide wrong information to emergency services agencies about a possible threat to life enforcement resources, and costs thousands of dollars, and most importantly, it endangers the innocent.”

The last Swatting was started on August 21, on the same day when the current Telegram channel was launched. At approximately 12:30 pm local time on that day, Tennessee University at Cattanooga received a call calling for active shooting on campus. The school was closed for more than an hour before the total campus police were issued at 1:51 pm after a threat was not found. Hours later, at the University of Villanova in Pennsylvania, the school’s trick call was forced to close as the students and faculty members of the university’s guidance bloc participated to welcome new students.