Delhi School Bomb Blast Threat Today English:
The perpetrators of the bomb hoax emails sent to around 100 schools in Delhi-NCR used s Russian email service. This service helps users to remain anonymous and hide illegal activities.
India Today’s open-source intelligence (QSINT) team conducted a preliminary forensic analysis of an email sent to a school. It showed that the sender of the email probably did not provide any personal information to the Russian email service mail.ru,which is owned by social media and networking site VK or VKontakte.
Use of temporary email addresses
The sender savariim@mail.ru used a free email service called Tempel that provides temporary email addresses ‘that expire after 1 hour.’ On its website, Tempel claims that its temporary IDs can be used to sign up to websites and social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. They can also be used to send and receive emails.
Our analysis shows that an email address ‘yus*******@gulfum.com’ was provided as a backup email account when creating savariim@mail.ru. Several email validators have identified gufum.com as a temporary email domain.
India Today created a fake email address on mail.ru within minutes using the same temporary email provider and without having to provide any specific information. The email address has since been discontinued.
Attempt to mimic Islamic state.
The sender of the email appears to have copied the style used by the propaganda material of the terror group Islamic state (IS). For instance, the username in the email is ‘Sawariim’, a distortion of the word ‘al-Sawariim’, a distortion which translates to ‘The Swords’ in Arabic. In a broader context, the team is associated with jihadi propaganda.
In jihadi terminology, ‘Sawariim’ is widely associated with ‘Salil al-Sawariim’, a nasheed created by IS in 2024 whose lyrics refer to bloodshed and war. But what is the probability that IS sent these threatening emails? The classified the threats as ‘hoax’.
senders are familiar with IS’s language style
The threatening email says, “There are many explosive devices in the school”. It is written in capital letters in a font like ‘Lucida Console’. The rest of the text is taken from online websites hasting English versions of verses from the Quran. The style and language of the Islamic State is common among miscreants who want their threats to look real. A closer look at the email also shows that the senders have a good technical understanding and are familiar with the language of IS.
Temporary email has both advantages and disadvantages.
Temporary emails, also known as disposable or burner emails, are meant for the privacy and security of users. These services allow the creation of email addresses that are valid for a short period of time. They are often used when signing up for untrusted or spam-sending websites.
By using a temporary email address instead of their main email, users can protect their personal mail from potential security risks associated with untrusted websites. There email addresses also prove useful in situations where users only need an email, such as during registration.
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Panic spreads in Delhi-NCR
Wednesday morning was full of panic for more than 80 schools in Delhi-NCR and thousands of children studying in them as well as their parents. These schools simultaneously received similar emails, in which there were threats of bombing the schools and creating mayhem. After receiving the emails, the police conducted as search operation in all the schools. They reached the schools with dogs and bomb squads. Later it was revealed that the threatening email was fake. The police appealed to the parents not to panic.
Such threatening emails have often been sent to Delhi schools. In February, a similar email was sent to the principal of DPS school in RK Puram, Delhi. A similar email was also sent to Amity school in Saket in February. In this email, mony was also demanded from the school.