Early that year, the group distributed the personal details of an FBI agent who they said was investigating them, circulating his phone number, photographs of his house, and other private details on Telegram.

EGodly also posted an audio recording of an obscene prank call made to the agent’s phone and a video, shot from the inside of a car, of an unknown party driving by the agent’s house in Wilmington, Delaware, at night and screaming out the window: “EGodly says you’re a bitch!“

Reuters could not independently verify EGodly’s boasts of cybercriminal activity, including its claims to have hijacked phone numbers or infiltrated law enforcement emails. But it was able to authenticate the video by visiting the same Wilmington address and comparing the building to the one in the footage.

The FBI agent targeted by EGodly, who is now retired, told Reuters that the group had drawn law enforcement attention because of its connection to swatting, the dangerous practice of making hoax emergency calls to send armed officers swarming targeted addresses. The agent didn’t go into detail. Reuters is not identifying him out of concern for further harassment.

“These are bad folks,” the former agent said. “They’re not a pleasant group.”

He declined to comment further about the harassment or whether EGodly had been or still was the subject of an FBI investigation. The FBI didn’t return messages seeking comment on EGodly.

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Reuters was not able to ascertain how long EGodly used DiamondCDN, or whether EGodly paid Coristine’s company. Archived copies of DiamondCDN’s website said the firm envisioned having both paying and nonpaying customers.

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