Online Group Responsible for Campus Swatting and Shooter Hoaxes
Originally Published 4 months ago — by The New York Times
An online group called Purgatory claimed responsibility for recent swatting incidents at U.S. college campuses, including Villanova, by making false emergency calls to draw law enforcement to these locations. The group used Telegram to publicize their actions, but their claims remain unverified, and authorities suspect their involvement in multiple hoaxes.