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2023-12-21 Home Front: WoT
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Nationwide swatting spree targeting nearly 200 Jewish institutions in a single weekend was a coordinated effort from group based outside of the US, FBI says
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"We couldn't have known anything about it!"
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The nationwide swatting spree that targeted nearly 200 Jewish institutions over the weekend is said to have been part of a coordinated effort from a group based outside of the US, according to the FBI.
| Yes, but where? The article doesn’t say. |
In a confidential memo to partner law enforcement agencies, Assistant FBI Director Cathy Milhoan said: 'At this time, based on similar language and specific email tradecraft used, it appears the perpetrators of these threats are connected. Additionally, these threats appear to be originating from outside of the United States.'
Between Friday and Saturday, 199 swatting incidents and false bomb threats were tracked by the Secure Community Network, a non-profit that informs US Jewish institutions of security and safety.
Swatting is when people make prank calls to fool emergency services of false incidents.
Since the October 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing war, these incidents have drastically risen.
On Monday, the non-profit organization reported that there were 93 swatting incidents in California, 62 in Arizona, 15 in Connecticut, five in Colorado and four in Washington the past 24 hours. Pennsylvania and Mississippi also received false threats this past weekend, while Alabama had six reported on Saturday alone.
The SCN said that compared to this time last year, they have logged more than 449 swatting incidents. These occurrences have happened 541 percent more than they did in 2022.
'We continue to work in coordination with law enforcement and Jewish security partners to respond to incidents & ensure Jewish communities across North America have the tools and guidance to respond appropriately,' SCN said in a post on X.
The Boulder Police Department said that the FBI would investigate the situation and Rabbi Greene said that they have since hired a security guard for the weekend services and school times.
| My synagogue in Cincinnati has hired off-duty police officers during Hebrew school and services since shortly after 9/11. The local Jewish community center, which shares the building, built a very nice little police satellite office off the front entrance to the building, manned whenever the building is open. |
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