WiFi was hacked again to send terror mail: Mumbai ATS

MUMBAI: The Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) was hacked by suspected terrorists in Chembur who sent the email to news organisations around the time of the first blast in the national capital, Mumbai police said on Sunday.

The Mumbai's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) reached this conclusion after extensive questioning of the owner of the flat from whose IP address the terror mail was sent last evening.

"It is similar to the case of (US national) Kenneth Heywood and after the preliminary questioning of flat owner KM Kamath it is believed that his internet connection is not secure and is WiFi-enabled, making it easier to be hacked," Additional Commissioner of Police (ATS), Parambir Singh told PTI.



The ATS last night traced the terror mail sent under the name of Indian Mujhahideen to the IP address of a firm, Kamran Power Control Pvt Ltd, at 201-202 Eric House, 16th Road, Chembur, an eastern suburb in Mumbai. Service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) was used for sending the email.

Kamran Power has been in existence for about 25 years, with 50 employees and manufactures low and medium voltage electrical and electronic control panels required in industries such as steel, cement, sugar and pharma, police said.