Romanian Port of Constanța hit by AI-generated voice bomb threat
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Romania's Port of Constanța received two bomb threat calls from Ukrainian and Polish numbers; the Romanian-language voice messages are suspected to be AI-generated, claiming that multiple bombs had been placed in the port buildings and the passenger terminal. Employees of the Constanța Maritime Port Administration were evacuated, police restricted access through Gate 1 and carried out explosive ordnance checks, the port was not fully closed, and operations resumed after a few hours. The defense minister said the two foreign numbers are under investigation. The alert came more than a month after an unmanned maritime vessel exploded at the Port of Constanța.
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- AI Incident DatabasePort of Constanța resumes operations after bomb alert; transport minister says threat audio likely AI-generated
The Port of Constanța resumed operations a few hours after a bomb alert; employees of the Constanța Maritime Port Administration (APMC) were evacuated in the morning due to a threatening phone call. Transport Minister Radu Miruță said the threat was conveyed through two calls from numbers with Ukrainian and Polish prefixes, with a Romanian-language message likely generated by AI, targeting the passenger terminal and APMC headquarters. Police restricted access through Gate 1 and carried out explosive ordnance checks.
- AI Incident DatabaseAI-generated bomb threat message sent to Romanian Naval Authority, multiple buildings evacuated at Port of Constanța
Romania's defense minister said two AI-generated bomb threat calls from Ukrainian and Polish numbers were made to the Romanian Naval Authority, leading to the evacuation of multiple buildings at the Port of Constanța. The threat message, written in Romanian, claimed that multiple bombs had been placed in the port buildings and the passenger terminal and that there was not enough time to find them. The alert came more than a month after an unmanned maritime vessel exploded at the Port of Constanța.
- Date not givenAI Incident DatabasePort of Constanța bomb alert: Radu Miruță says threat came from Ukrainian and Polish numbers, possibly AI-generated
The bomb alert at Romania's Port of Constanța on Wednesday morning came from two foreign numbers, one with a Ukrainian prefix and one with a Polish prefix; interim Defense Minister Radu Miruță said an investigation into the two numbers is underway. The Romanian-language audio messages conveyed by these calls were assessed by Romanian experts as possibly AI-generated. The port was not fully closed; people in some buildings were evacuated, and the situation is still evolving.