CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Who called in that false shooting call one week ago Thursday that disrupted life at UTC?

Cyber security experts say it’s a cybercriminal group that has been causing problems across the globe.

According to an intelligence report from the Center of Internet Security, the cyber group “The Com”, short for “The Community”, is the primary cybercriminal group responsible for the series of at least 10 swatting calls across the country against college campuses over the past week.

In particular, a subgroup of “The Com”, dubbed “Purgatory”, specializes in swatting calls after being paid to do so.

Just last year, three members of this were indicted in a federal court in Maryland on a series of swatting calls across the country.

John Cohen, who is CIS’s executive direct

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