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Synthesized Voices Were Reportedly Used by Torswats to Sell Swatting Calls Targeting Schools and Homes
- Occurred
- Feb 12, 2023
- Published
- Apr 13, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Telegram user or channel known as Torswats reportedly offered paid swatting services and uploaded recordings of false emergency calls using synthesized or computer-generated voices. Reported targets included high schools, private residences, streamers, businesses, and police departments; some calls prompted lockdowns, searches, or armed law-enforcement responses. The exact voice-generation tool was not identified.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Torswats
Harmed parties
- Your CBD Store
- University of Pittsburgh Police Department
- Phillipsburg High School
- Hempstead High School
- Dubuque Police Department
- Bellefonte Area High School
- Students
- Educational communities
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated voice cloning used to make false emergency calls causing potential physical harm and legal consequences.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8