US EditionBarrage of bomb threats emailed to schools cancels classes across the Baltic countries
- Bomb threats sent to schools across the Baltic nations led to widespread class cancellations, though authorities reassured the public that there was no immediate danger.
- The threat emails were likely carried out by hostile states and were part of a larger pattern of information and cyber-attacks against the Baltic states.
- Latvian authorities suspect a single person behind the threat emails, who has been active for about a year and has targeted various organizations. Collaboration between Latvian investigators, the United States, and Poland is underway.
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Barrage of bomb threats emailed to schools cancels classes across the Baltic countries
Emailed bomb threats sent to schools and kindergartens across the three Baltic nations this week led to the cancellation of classes across the region. Lithuania's police chief, Renatas Pozela, said “a coordinated mass attack” began late Thursday involved hundreds of emails that were sent from a server within the European…
Hostile Nations Behind Bomb Threats at Schools in Baltics, Lithuania Says
Hundreds of schools across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have received bomb threats, in what the Lithuanian government said was “a likely targeted attack from hostile nations” in the Baltic region.
Unknown people have sent numerous bomb threats via email to schools in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. According to Lithuania's Minister of the Interior, there is no danger. However, many schools canceled lessons.
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