CURB THREATS WITH CYBERSECURITY, NOT POLITICAL POW-WOWS

IT is a serious issue that some of the top men in the Karnataka government-Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Home Minister G Parameshwara, besides some senior police officials received email threats about 24 hours after the March 1 Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru.

- 

Even if it is a hoax, it needs attention. The threat describes the cafe blast as a "movie trailer" for larger blasts to follow targeting buses, trains, taxis, temples, hotels and public areas throughout Karnataka if the state government does not pay $2.5 million. But the mail from the account [e-mail] does not mention to whom the payment is to be made, although it specifies a mail ID "for further communication", [e-mail]. The mail was made public only on March 5, three days after it was sent, indicating the government's serious view of the threat.