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Someone Is Selling Computer Generated Swatting Services

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Tor Swats and the School Shutdown Wave

The Daily Dot's John Sutter has listened to dozens of swatting calls. He says they are part of a nationwide wave that is happening in the U.S. right now. The reason for this may be school shutdowns, but it could also be computer-generated voice calling from Tor Swats or something like that. It feels hard to disincentivize people who want to disrupt schools and other public places with these kinds of attacks, Sutter says.

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