27 hours ago · Scotland
What we know about the hoax that saw threatening messages sent to Scottish schools
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. STV News and The Scotsman are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Scotland. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “What we know about the hoax that saw threatening messages sent to Scottish schools”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Threatening messages were sent to schools across the country on Monday, prompting a police investigation
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Scotsman
Police investigating 'threatening' messages to Scottish schools
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Police investigating 'threatening' hoax messages to Scottish schools
- New development reported by STV News
What we know about the Scottish schools hoax that prompted 300 calls to police
- Picked up by STV News
What we know about the hoax that saw threatening messages sent to Scottish schools
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.