Tech giant Wipro has been threatened online by an unidentified user to pay a sum of 500 crores through digital currency Bitcoins within 20 days. If it fails to do so, the anonymous blackmailer threatened to use ricin, a natural toxin which is found in castor oil plant to use against all the Wipro offices in Bangalore. Ricin could be fatal if inhaled, injected or ingested.
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The unknown sender also mentioned that ricin could be used very easily through drones, toilets etc to harm the employees of the company.
The complaint has been registered by the Wipro against the sender and the Bangalore police have registered a case of cyber terrorism.