After the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga had a hoax active shooter threat, at least five more universities were plagued with hoax calls.

“We received an unconfirmed report of an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper library,” Stensland told CNN affiliate WIS-TV on Sunday. “At this point, we have no injuries, and we have no confirmation ...

An online group called Purgatory has claimed responsibility for the hoax alerts, according to a report by Wired.

On Monday, the Iowa State University police department received two calls claiming there was an active shooter on campus. Schools such as Villanova University and the University of South Carolina have ...

The University of Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon became the latest school targeted by a fake report of an armed shooter on ...

After a recent surge in school shooting hoaxes at universities across the country, experts discuss why they keep happening ...

The calls seem to be a part of a larger, national tread, of security-related hoax threats made to college and K-12 campuses.