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Wipro has lodged a complaint with the Bengaluru police over a ransom threat.
On Friday, an anonymous email was sent to India's third largest software exporter demanding Rs 500 crore worth currency in bitcoins as ransom. The email was sent from the id Ramesh2@protonmail.com.
The Wipro officials have lodged the complaint and an FIR under Section 66 F of the IT Act has been registered at the cyber crime police station. When contacted, a Wipro spokesperson said: "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."
The sender of the email had threatened to use ricin, a toxic substance which has been classified as an agent of biological warfare and can kill a person in a few hours. The email added that 2 grams in envelopes will be sent to one of Wipro's offices in the city in the coming days to prove that the threat was not to be taken lightly.
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