Ten social media handles suspended for issuing hoax bomb threat to airliners

About 10 social media handles that issued hoax bomb threats to multiple Indian airliners this week have been suspended or blocked by cyber security agencies till now, official sources said Thursday.

The sources told PTI that the handles were “analysed” by a joint team of cyber, aviation security and intelligence agencies following which orders were issued to suspend these accounts as they continued to issue “mindless” threats.