​​​​​​​Extremist Group Admits Responsibility For Wave Of College Swatting Attacks

Federal and local authorities have been bombarded with a series of hoax active-shooter incidents at a dozen U.S. universities in recent weeks, even as a horrific shooting unfolded in Minneapolis yesterday, where a crazed transgender shooter, with “kill Trump” on his weapon, killed two children and injured 17 others at a Catholic school.

A new report from Wired claims that one of its journalists made contact with the self-proclaimed leader of an extremist online hacker group called Purgatory, which operates on a Telegram channel and is responsible for the surge in swatting hoaxes at major universities nationwide.

Wired’s David Gilbert said Purgatory is linked with extremist network The Com and subgroup 764 that markets a menue of harassment services on its Telegram channel, including swatting schools for $20 (now $95), attacking hospitals, businesses, and airports for up to $50, and even offering “slashings” or “brickings” for as little as $10–$35. 

Transgender shooter linked to 764?

The Minnesota shooter wrote satanic symbolism on his firearms and magazines that are very similar to the symbolism used by violent global satanic cults called Order of 9 Angles and 764. There are thousands of members worldwide bent on hastening the collapse of the western world. pic.twitter.com/J9DLrTTXkx

— Yoshi The Patriot (@yoshithepatriot) August 27, 2025

The swatting spree has already impacted a dozen universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder, Villanova, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, leading to lockdowns and widespread chaos. 

Gilbert spoke with Gores, an anonymous online person who co-leads Purgatory. Gores explained that since offering its menu of chaos on Telegram, his group has generated substantial revenue, upwards of $100,000 in just a few weeks. The journalist cautions readers, however: “WIRED has not independently confirmed that figure.”

“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,” Gilbert noted. 

The FBI confirmed a surge in swatting incidents nationwide, warning that false reports drain resources and put innocent lives at risk.

So far, there has been no indication from the federal government that this rogue group is working on behalf of a foreign terror organization or nation-state to sow chaos in the U.S.

Or perhaps there is “Nihilistic Accelerationism”… 

I was at an FBI briefing just 6 months ago where “Nihilistic Accelerationism” was a hot topic as an emerging threat. That meant groups like The Com, 764, O9A…

Not sure what happened to that priority but they were very much surveilled at the time. We failed w/ Robin Westman. pic.twitter.com/QHmhCnXYIA

— Brad Maloney (@br4dm4l0n3y) August 28, 2025

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