rosatter t1_j9nu689 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 8:28 AM

Reply to comment by JennJayBee in Numerous Colorado schools receive threats and reports of ‘active shooters’ Wednesday by TheKittCatt

Okay do VPNs and number spoofing not exist?

AggressiveSkywriting t1_j9og7c2 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Spoofing the calls through Africa would definitely be a big 4chan/8chan move

JennJayBee t1_j9oxi6g wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:17 PM

They have in fact been using Internet-based phone numbers and a VPN. The federal government has been tracking this for months now and working with multiple state agencies. There are also other factors.

I heavily recommend reading the full article. It's quite lengthy, but it's well worth the read.

freebirth t1_j9nvkpf wrote on February 23, 2023 at 8:47 AM

fun fact.. intelligence agency's don't give a shit about vpns. and know how to account for them.

rosatter t1_j9ny3mh wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:23 AM

Yes but it's the local authorities that are saying the calls are coming from Ethiopia. Have you seen local police?

JennJayBee t1_j9oxs6w wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM

This isn't merely local police for one jurisdiction saying this. These are multiple state agencies which have been working with the FBI.

The article I linked isn't behind a paywall, and it's definitely worth the read. They go into more detail as to how they came to that conclusion.

rosatter t1_j9oyg48 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Right but the quote from the article says local agencies stated that the calls were coming from Ethiopia or wherever but the FBI declined comment.

Edit: I'm slow today, still recovering from surgery and my reading comprehension is in the toilet. Reading the NPR article you shared now

JennJayBee t1_j9pm2bb wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:51 PM

It happens, and I'm being a little lazy. I didn't want to have to copy and paste the five or so scattered paragraphs that explained more of the detail.