Security News > 2023 > January > This can’t be a real bomb threat: you've called a modem, not a phone

So Don was rather surprised one day to hear a phone ringing as he stalked the racks, because the kit there was dedicated to modems.

"The caller only said 'BOMB. BOMB. BOMB.' with a strong Irish accent," don recalled.

"Eventually I told him I refused to believe there was a bomb here and if he had genuinely planted a bomb somewhere he should find out the right number and call in a warning ASAP before it went off."

Don then hung up and called emergency services to report the very odd conversation.

"They even asked for a physical description of the caller. It's amazing the amount of that kind of information you pick up without actually seeing someone," Don told On-Call.

To this day, whenever Don hears a mention of a bomb threat on TV or in a film he replies "Tiddly-Om Pom-Pom" and smiles.

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