Taiwan university email linked to bomb threats against 6,000 Italian schools
Posted on 2026-11-12 18:10:13
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Taiwan has condemned bomb threats sent to more than six-thousand Italian schools using a hacked university email account.
The account belonged to a Dayeh University alumnus, and Taiwan's representative office in Italy says local agencies are willing to help Italian authorities investigate.
The university in Changhua County says an initial investigation found that the account had sent a large number of emails. It has since suspended the account and is investigating who was responsible.
The messages claimed that bombs had been planted at schools, prompting several to evacuate students and call parents to collect their children.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says police found no explosives and confirmed there was no concrete danger.
Italian media report that investigators suspect hackers either hijacked university servers in Taiwan or disguised the true origin of the emails.
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