Bengaluru based IT major Wipro has received an email from an unknown source threatening a biological attack on its offices in the city. They have demanded Rs.500 crore in bitcoin to be paid by May 25 to avoid the attack.
The email sender has threatened to use a natural toxic substance, Ricin, in their cafeterias foods or on toilet seats or drop in the campuses through drones. The email also said that they will send a two gram sample in the coming days to one of the Wipro campuses.
Wipro has registered a complaint to the Bengaluru police station. So far their operations have not been affected yet.
Wipro in a official statement said “Wipro confirms that it has filed a complaint with the local law enforcement authorities after receiving a threatening letter from an unidentified source. Wipro has augmented security measures at all its office locations. There is no impact on the company’s operations. We have no further comments as the investigation is ongoing”.
The cyber department of Bengaluru police has taken up the case and they are trying to trace the location of the sender of the email.
Additional Commissioner (Crime) of the Bengaluru police S Ravi said “We will have to explore and find out whether these are genuine are not.”
In 2013, Wipro received an anonymous letter which threatened to blow up the campuses in Bengaluru, which later turned out to be a hoax.
