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  "id": "2016-08-29-clemson-university-email-threats-other-universities",
  "slug": "clemson-university-email-threats-other-universities-2016-08-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2016-08-29",
    "type": "threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Email threats to other universities; no credible campus threat",
    "headlinePublic": "Email threats to other universities; no credible campus threat",
    "summary": "Clemson [published a CUPD notice that universities received threatening emails, with no credible threat to Clemson](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2016/08/29/cupd-email-threats-to-other-universities/), asking the community to report suspicious activity.",
    "outcome": "No credible threat to Clemson; community reminded to report suspicious activity.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2016-08-29 ~20:35 (CU Alerts)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The Clemson University Police Department was made aware today that staff from a number of universities across the country received emails that included threats to safety on their respective campuses.  At this time there is no credible threat to our campus, but this reminds us to be diligent in our awareness of unusual incidents or social media posts on our campus.\n\nPlease report any suspicious activity to the Clemson University Police Department at 656-2222 or 911.  Campus safety is our number one priority and all credible reports are thoroughly investigated.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2016/08/29/cupd-email-threats-to-other-universities/",
      "sourceDescription": "CU Alerts official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alerts.clemson.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 565
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [alerts.clemson.edu](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2016/08/29/cupd-email-threats-to-other-universities/).",
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  "sources": [
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    },
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      "title": "CU Alerts index",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clemson",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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