CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Last week’s active shooter alert at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga was apparently the first in a flurry of campus hoaxes perpetrated by a single group, an intelligence report out this week has found.
In an intelligence report released on Wednesday, Center for Internet Security and Institute for Strategic Dialogue analysts said members of “Purgatory” — a swatting group — “very likely made false emergency reports targeting at least 10 U.S. universities” between Aug. 21 and Aug. 25, including at UTC. (Read their full report below).
“These calls resulted in lockdowns, panic and significant disruptions to campus operations,” the report said.
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