Swatters are using artificial intelligence voice generation technology to deceive 911 dispatchers.

Law enforcement agencies and public safety communications groups report a growing trend of malicious actors leveraging artificial intelligence to execute swatting attacks and false emergency hoaxes. These bad actors employ synthetic voice technology and automated sound effects to generate remarkably convincing audio designed to deceive 911 dispatchers and trigger emergency responses.iowapublicradio.orgiowapublicradio.orgSwatters are using AI voices to deceive 911 dispatchers, and it's only getting...Based on authoritative reporting and safety data from APCO International (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials) and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, here is the verified context surrounding the use of AI voice generation and...

Data released by major public safety groups, including APCO International and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, highlights that public safety professionals have encountered these AI-generated hoaxes across multiple jurisdictions. These fraudulent calls have included fabricated bomb threats and shooter scenarios aimed at schools and community institutions, compounding the difficulty for dispatchers trying to verify genuine emergencies.newsfeed.wtjx.orgnewsfeed.wtjx.orgAi Hoaxes Are Deceiving 911 Dispatchers and Theyre Only Getting Harder to DetectAccording to a survey released jointly by APCO International (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials) and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, roughly 14% of surveyed 911 and public safety professionals reported being targeted or...superpowerdaily.comsuperpowerdaily.com911 groups develop dispatcher training to counter AI-generated emergency hoaxesFor example, authorities confirmed that an AI-generated voice was used in a malicious bomb threat targeting Wheatland Union High School in Yuba County, California, forcing an overnight police response and the cancellation of classes...