Event c1f5f1b9-0a9d-4b16-a3ef-2fba2c909f3a

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sabotage Country: Latvia Attack Type: Bomb Threat
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Event Time
2y ago
Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: 300 schools in Latvia get threatening e-mails; police say risk is low

Short Summary: 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.

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.

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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.
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