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Torswats
Also known as: Nazgul Swats, Torswats V3, Third Reich of Kiwiswats, The Table Swats, Angmar
<cite index="11-10,11-12">Torswats was a swatting-for-hire organization operated by Alan Winston Filion, a California teenager, who conducted hundreds of fake bomb threats and mass shooting threats against schools, religious institutions, and government officials across the United States</cite>. <cite index="2-12,2-13,2-14">Operating on Telegram, the service charged $75 to close down a school and $50 for 'extreme swattings' targeting individuals with home searches</cite>. <cite index="3-18,6-18">The organization pioneered the use of AI-generated voices to conduct swatting attacks at scale while protecting the operator's identity</cite>. <cite index="20-4,19-6">Between August 2022 and January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls targeting religious institutions, high schools, colleges, universities, government officials, and numerous individuals</cite>. <cite index="20-6,20-13">These calls were designed to cause large-scale deployment of police and emergency services, with Filion claiming he could get 'cops to drag victims and their families out of the house, cuff them and search for dead bodies'</cite>.
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<cite index="20-4,13-2">According to federal court documents and the Department of Justice, Alan Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls between August 2022 and January 2024, admitting to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings</cite>. <cite index="10-17,10-18">Government charges describe this as acts of terrorism focused on attacking people based on race, skin color, nationality, and religion, with targets including schools, residences of politicians, court buildings, and places of worship</cite>.
<cite index="3-3,3-4">Motherboard investigation found that Torswats weaponized computer-generated voices to conduct nationwide bomb and mass shooting threats against high schools and other locations</cite>. <cite index="2-20,2-21,2-22">In 35 recorded calls, all but two used synthesized voices, with the ability to change what the voice was saying in real-time to respond to operator questions</cite>. <cite index="6-18">This use of synthetic voices allowed carrying out swatting threats at scale with relatively little effort while protecting the operator's real voice</cite>.
<cite index="12-2,12-18">In May 2023, Filion targeted a historically Black college in North Florida, claiming to have placed bombs in campus housing walls and ceilings</cite>. <cite index="19-8,19-9,19-10">He targeted a mosque in Florida in 2023, claiming to have an AR-15, pistol, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails, threatening mass shooting while playing gunfire audio that prompted over 30 law enforcement officers to respond</cite>. <cite index="10-1,10-17">Federal charges describe his campaign as acts of terrorism primarily focused on attacking people based on race, skin color, nationality, and religion</cite>.
<cite index="11-21,11-23">Alan Filion was arrested on January 18, 2024, at his home in Lancaster, California, and extradited to Florida where he was denied bond</cite>. <cite index="12-1,12-6,19-5">Filion pleaded guilty to four federal counts and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison in February 2025</cite>. <cite index="10-21,10-22,10-23">After Filion's arrest, someone else appeared to have access to the Torswats Telegram account, claiming they would never be arrested</cite>.
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