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Who is behind the wave of false bomb alarms in Europe and Italy?

2026-11-11 19:47:26Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Who is behind the wave of false bomb alarms in Europe and Italy?

A new wave of false bomb threats has hit Italian schools and several major European media outlets and airports on November 11, 2026, prompting mass evacuations and raising security concerns. At the center of the investigation is a single name that recurs in all the threatening messages: Mikhail Andropov, who calls himself “the leader of the Vilayet of Misogyny.”

The messages sent to hundreds of email addresses have caused operational chaos, as cybersecurity experts and international investigators are trying to unravel the perpetrator's profile through the complex traces he left behind.

The Soviet Reference and the “Message to the West”

The choice of the pseudonym “Andropov” is not seen as accidental by military and media observers. According to analysis published by the Russian sociopolitical weekly Argumenty i Fakty (AiF), the surname directly refers to Yuri Andropov, former head of the KGB and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1982–1984.

“In previous messages, the threats were accompanied by the title 'Message to the West,' a phrase that, according to AiF, may also allude to the biography of Yuri Andropov, 'A New Challenge to the West,' written by Arnold Beichman and Mikhail Bernshtam,” investigators note on the symbolism used.

Despite this nostalgic Soviet rhetoric, authorities emphasize that "there are no elements that allow us to attribute the threats to Russia or Russian organizations," leaving open the hypothesis of a disinformation or hybrid operation.

Fake addresses and compromised accounts

One of the main challenges for investigators remains the technical infrastructure used to send the messages. European broadcasters such as RTE in Ireland have discovered that emails were sent from legitimate educational domains, raising suspicions of the use of hacked servers or email spoofing.

“Journalists for Irish broadcaster RTE identified an email address linked to a school in Lithuania. In another incident involving bomb threats to schools in County Carlow, Ireland, police traced the message to an address linked to a Thai university,” investigative sources confirm.

Internet Culture and the “Vilayet of Misogyny”

What makes the profile of “Mikhail Andropov” even more atypical is the combination of geopolitical terms with internet jargon. The use of the word “Vilajet” (Ottoman administrative terminology or used by extremist groups) next to the word “Misoginistan” (a satirical online meme that mocks misogynistic communities) indicates a mix of digital provocation and public panic.

"The term vilayet appears here alongside 'Misoginistan,' a phrase that has circulated online as a meme to ironically represent a country or community characterized by strong misogyny. A mix of Soviet references, provocative language, and online culture that seems designed to attract attention," the reports on the event analyze.

Threatening text in Italian schools

The message received by schools in Italy contained quite extreme tones with the aim of inciting terror and the immediate evacuation of educational buildings.

"We have come to exterminate you. We will commit genocide against the Italians," the email signed by Mikhail Antropov read, claiming the presence of a "powerful explosive device left in the building inside a plastic bag with a remote-controlled fuse."

Investigations are ongoing at an international level by European intelligence agencies and cyber police to discover whether this pseudonym is the work of a single hacker, a subversive group, or a coordinated psychological warfare campaign.


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