Russian Email Domains Target US Polling Sites with Bomb Threats, FBI Says (theverge.com)
(Tuesday November 05, 2024 @05:40PM (msmash)
from the breaking-news dept.)
- Reference: 0175411015
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2238205/russian-email-domains-target-us-polling-sites-with-bomb-threats-fbi-says
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288999/polling-location-bomb-threats-russian-emails-fbi-2024-election-day
The FBI warned on Tuesday that polling stations across multiple U.S. states [1]received fake bomb threats sent from Russian email domains, forcing brief evacuations at two voting sites in Georgia's Fulton County.
The threats, which targeted locations in Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, have not been deemed credible, the FBI said in a statement. The evacuated Fulton County sites reopened after 30 minutes, prompting local officials to seek extended voting hours beyond the 7 p.m. ET deadline.
The incidents follow Friday's [2]joint intelligence warning from the FBI, ODNI, and CISA about Russian-created fake videos aimed at undermining election integrity. The agencies also reported Russian actors are [3]spreading false claims about planned election fraud by U.S. officials.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fake-bomb-threats-linked-russia-briefly-close-georgia-polling-locations-2024-11-05/
[2] https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-on-russian-election-influence-efforts
[3] https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-110424
The threats, which targeted locations in Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, have not been deemed credible, the FBI said in a statement. The evacuated Fulton County sites reopened after 30 minutes, prompting local officials to seek extended voting hours beyond the 7 p.m. ET deadline.
The incidents follow Friday's [2]joint intelligence warning from the FBI, ODNI, and CISA about Russian-created fake videos aimed at undermining election integrity. The agencies also reported Russian actors are [3]spreading false claims about planned election fraud by U.S. officials.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fake-bomb-threats-linked-russia-briefly-close-georgia-polling-locations-2024-11-05/
[2] https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-on-russian-election-influence-efforts
[3] https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-110424
Already proven wrong? (Score:2)
by SmaryJerry ( 2759091 )
A Georgia man was already arrested for at least one of the bomb threats in Georgia. Why is the only proof Russians did something is someone saying "there is a likelihood it was Russian." Is that really all it takes for a story like this to take off? Give us the truth. [1]https://www.usatoday.com/story... [usatoday.com]
[1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/georgia-poll-worker-nicholas-wimbish-arrested-bomb-threat/76063356007/
Re: (Score:2)
by SmaryJerry ( 2759091 )
No one could ever sign up for an e-mail account on a Russian domain name. Look how hard it is to create a Gmail account.
Re: (Score:2)
by Ogive17 ( 691899 )
Clearly... the summary even confirms they were fake bomb threats, not it didn't even happen.
FAKE NEWS
Yes, definitely (Score:1)
Russia would use something so easily traceable, after all, how much TCPIP can you run on a washing machine microcontroller? Also, in this world, no one spoofs IP addresses or runs propaganda stories for some kind of ulterior motive...