Summary
Share on X X.com Share on Facebook Facebook Email Email The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about In Real Life (IRL) Com, one of three subsets of the growing and evolving online threat group known as The Com, short for The Community. The Com is a primarily English speaking, international, online ecosystem comprised of multiple interconnected networks whose members, many of whom are minors, engage in a variety of criminal violations. The members within IRL Com typically have a shared interest, ideology, or goal and work together, adding others to the group and splintering when necessary, to achieve their mission. IRL Com, which initially stemmed from the subscriber identity module (SIM) swapping 1 community, includes subgroups that provide violence as a service (VaaS) and encompasses a range of violent crime. Services are posted online with a price breakdown for each act of violence. Groups offering VaaS advertise contracts on social media platforms to solicit individuals willing to conduct the act of violence for monetary compensation.