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somberblurb t1_je6rlwg wrote

Reply to comment by xAsroilu in Police swarm multiple local schools after reports of shootings, believed to be hoax by Bmartin_

It seems like this is a coordinated effort by a group with a lot of resources. Calls are being sent out automatically, presumably anonymously, by pre-recorded computer voices.

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xAsroilu t1_je6sosd wrote

Surprising to many, it's not hard to do. They literally have free software for that kinda stuff online. It's wack. A lot of phone scammers do the same thing + spoofing someone else's number, I've literally gotten phone calls from myself. We need a stricter crackdown on this malicious software that people use for this kinda crap.

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gslavik t1_je8ucno wrote

Don't need lots of resources, just enough determination. Asterisk and a TTS (https://medevel.com/14-os-text-to-speech/) and you can do such things.

I used to work in a company that did something similar. It would escalate issues and if the automation was coded for it, you could respond on your phone and it would take actions against your systems.

One time, someone used this system to call a local restaurant to place an order for pick up.

This is tech from like 15 years ago, if not earlier and it is open source.

All you really need is a phone exchange or VOIP provider who can hide your true identity (this is also how all those scam calls from across the pacific get made).

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