Event 6

{
  "attack_type": "Bomb Threat",
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The information comes directly from Latvian State Police statements cited in the national public broadcaster, and the event affects a large number of documented institutions. Direct quotes and summary confirm the nature, timing, and scope of the incident.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "About 300 educational institutions across Latvia received identical threatening emails on October 10, 2023, warning of possible security risks. Police assessed the threat as low and stated there is no cause for public concern. The emails used various obfuscation techniques and were sent from generated addresses.",
  "event_time_utc": "2023-10-12T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "State Police assessed the incident and found no evidence of imminent threat.",
    "Schools received identical threat emails using concealed sender techniques.",
    "Incident is being monitored but assessment is that the threat is low risk.",
    "Emails intended to destabilize the public.",
    "Approximately 300 Latvian schools targeted by identical threatening emails",
    "Police state the risk is low, with no credible threat found after evacuation and checks",
    "Emails used obfuscation techniques and were generated from different emails and IPs",
    "No confirmed explosive or material threat identified",
    "Approximately 300 schools in Latvia received identical threatening emails warning of possible security threats on October 10, 2023.",
    "Latvian police concluded that the emails were low-risk, noting the use of obfuscated sender addresses and personalized content.",
    "Incidents were reported by schools in Olaine, Mārupe, Rēzekne, and Ogre; the police and education authorities coordinated a response."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "About 300 educational institutions across Latvia have received identical e-mails October 10 about possible security risks...",
    "the sender generated different e-mail addresses, domains, and even rare reader.",
    "the purpose of these emails is to destabilize the public and spread it.",
    "police say that the threat level is described as low.",
    "\"We can't say that schools physically currently are under imminent threat, but this activity's modern bases have been developed about the level of risk we currently rate as low,\" Ruks replied.",
    "About 300 educational institutions across Latvia have received identical e-mails October 10 about possible security risks, the State Police (VP) said, noting that there is no reason to worry and the threat level is described as low.",
    "Schools have received three types of notifications, from multiple e-mails. The first e-mail arrived on Monday.",
    "These schools have been evacuated but it has been determined there is no real threat, according to VP records.",
    "On the virus level, using a variety of concealment techniques, IP addresses are created, emails are created, texts are relayed, there was also a link in some that proved emails previously identified.",
    "The evacuation of institutions and closure of social networks has already been reported by several schools, including educational institutions in Olaine, Mārupe, Rēzekne, Ogre.",
    "About 300 educational institutions across Latvia have received identical e-mails October 10 about possible security risks, the State Police (VP) said",
    "The VP said that e-mails of the same period had also come to the attention of the police in the past when identical text had been sent to different authorities, even hundreds of addresses, similar to this time.",
    "The information available to the police in this case shows that the emails were deliberately sent from one address and personalized in all circumstances as a low-risk threat and there was no cause for concern for the public.",
    "The evaluation of situations on social networks has already been reported by several schools, including educational institutions in Olaine, Mārupe, Rēzekne, Ogre."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Bomb Threat",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "State Police assessed the incident and found no evidence of imminent threat.",
            "Schools received identical threat emails using concealed sender techniques.",
            "Incident is being monitored but assessment is that the threat is low risk.",
            "Emails intended to destabilize the public."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "300 schools in Latvia get threatening e-mails; police say risk is low",
  "location_text": "Latvia (multiple regions, including Daugavpils, Olaine, Mārupe, Rēzekne, Ogre)",
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    }
  ],
  "notes": "300 Schools  Extra Note from Poland: Several years ago, ??Polish investigation found Russian intelligence behind their earlier school bomb threats. (bad link.. Find better source)",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/10.10.2023-300-schools-in-latvia-get-threatening-e-mails-police-say-risk-is-low.a527197/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "About 300 schools in Latvia received identical threatening emails on October 10, 2023. Police assessed the campaign as low-risk, identifying it as an attempt to destabilize the public.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/10.10.2023-300-schools-in-latvia-get-threatening-e-mails-police-say-risk-is-low.a527197/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Bomb Threat",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "12-Oct-23",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "300 Schools  Extra Note from Poland: Several years ago, ??Polish investigation found Russian intelligence behind their earlier school bomb threats. (bad link.. Find better source)",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "LV School Bomb Threats",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Earlier this week, Latvian educational institutions received a letter with threats to blow up a bomb in schools and claims that Latvia is a part of Russia.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/10.10.2023-300-schools-in-latvia-get-threatening-e-mails-police-say-risk-is-low.a527197/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "1 screen snapshot",
  "Type Dropdown": "Bomb Threat",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}