Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption
Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption
Around 6,300 schools across Italy received bomb threats on Wednesday (Nov 11), triggering widespread evacuations and forcing parents to rush to collect their children.
Schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland received similar email threats from abroad. Authorities classified them as hoaxes, allowing classes to continue without disruption.
The school alerts are the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks across Europe, targeting supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters. France has accused Iran of disabling supermarket refrigerators in a cyberattack. Tehran denies this.
