"Known online as Gores, the person says he coleads a group called Purgatory, which is offering its followers a menu of services, including hoax threats against schools -known as swatting-for just $20, while faked threats against hospitals, businesses, and airports can cost up to $50. The group also offered "slashings" and "brickings" for as little as $10, according to a review of the group's Telegram channel by WIRED, apparently referencing real-world violence."
"In recent days, however, as the incidents were reported in the media, the prices have skyrocketed, with a school swatting now costing $95 and brickings costing $35. The group has been linked to 764, a nihilistic subgroup of The Com that conducts targeted campaigns against children using extortion, doxing, swatting, and harassment. Members of 764 have been accused of everything from robbery to sexual abuse of minors, kidnapping, and murder."
An online figure known as Gores says he coleads Purgatory, offering paid hoax threats and real-world attacks for set prices. The group listed school swattings for $20 and faked threats against hospitals, businesses, and airports for up to $50, plus "slashings" and "brickings" for as little as $10. Prices later rose to $95 for school swattings and $35 for brickings. Purgatory has been linked to 764, a subgroup of The Com that targets children through extortion, doxing, swatting, and harassment, and whose members face accusations including robbery, sexual abuse of minors, kidnapping, and murder. Since August 21, about a dozen universities received hoax 911 calls, some multiple times. Gores says the operation earned about $100,000.
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