Jewish sites across the United States reported 199 'swatting' incidents in 24 hours, a security consultancy said on Saturday, highlighting the surge in hoaxes and terrifying rhetoric since the October 7 attack.The Secure Community Network, which and liaises with law enforcement, said the surge in swatting - prank calls made to emergency services, in an attempt to send a large number of armed police officers to a site - and bomb threats was deeply troubling.Michael Masters, CEO of the network, said it was wrong to see the bomb threat hoaxes and fake emergency calls as harmless jokes, because they heaped trauma upon trauma, and can cause actual injury.
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