Hijacked email accounts complicate investigations into European bomb hoaxes

A series of bomb threats were sent to thousands of European schools from a hijacked email account at a university in Taiwan. This incident is part of a larger pattern of hoax threats targeting various locations, including airports and newsrooms, with the messages being sent from legitimate institutions that have been compromised. The use of legitimate email accounts is complicating investigations into these threats. The hoax threats have caused disruptions across Europe, affecting schools in particular. The compromised email account in Taiwan was used to send the threats to multiple schools. The incidents are part of a broader trend of using hijacked accounts from reputable sources to send fake threats.