January 20, 2026 01:52 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Jolt to ECI over SIR! SC allows BLAs at hearing, questions 'logical discrepancy'; TMC declares 'BJP's game over' | Will dal disrupt diplomacy? US lawmakers urge Trump to act on India’s 30% pulse tariff | 'Pakistan deserves Operation Sindoor 2.0', says Baloch leader over Trump’s Gaza board invitation to Islamabad | From Malda to the nation: PM Modi unveils India’s Vande Bharat sleeper | War zone Beldanga: Highway blocked, reporters attacked in migrant death protests | Can a Nobel Peace Prize be given away? Committee breaks silence after Machado hands over medal to Trump | Europe scrambles troops to Greenland as Trump’s takeover push triggers Arctic power showdown | Nobel drama: Venezuelan leader presents Peace Prize to Trump | Iran protests turn fatal for Canadian citizen, Foreign Minister confirms | Major blow to Mamata! SC stays FIRs, flags state meddling in central probe as ‘serious issue’

Wipro gets threat e-mail, bitcoins worth Rs 500 crore demanded

| | May 07, 2017, at 12:26 am
Bangalore, May 6 (IBNS): IT major Wipro on Saturday said it has received an anonymous email which threatened a biological attack on its campuses.

The mail demanded for Rs 500 crores, as bitcoins, till May 25.

A complain has been reportedly registered by the company in connection with the matter.

"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," read a statement issued by Wipro as available with the media.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.