In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. BOSTON -- Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warned "we will come after you" if the recipients didn't vote for U.S. President Donald Trump.
"These emails are meant to intimidate and undermine American voters' confidence in our elections," Christopher Krebs, the top election security official at the Department of Homeland Security, tweeted Tuesday night after reports of the emails first surfaced. The emails were sent by a group -- its identity unknown -- that put considerable time and effort into identifying vulnerable internet servers in several countries including Estonia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates which they hijacked to send the emails, said security researcher John Scott-Railton, who examined dozens. Voters in Arizona and Alaska also received them, he said.
And while the operation was not terribly sophisticated, it may still have been backed by a nation-state. There are documented cases in which Russian agents have sent threatening mail, including to U.S. military spouses. Ukraine has also been hit by email hoaxes suspected to be the work of the Kremlin. Intelligence services like to use such techniques because they don't bear the stamp of government, thus providing deniability.
Microsoft and Google, major email providers with top-notch security researchers and tools, did not immediately comment on how many of the spoofed mails may have been sent and what intelligence they may have about the sender's identity.
Who cares, you are a Canadian news network! How about you spend some time reporting on this gov and WE?
Lmao
I heard that it was the other way around. People leaving notes on Trump voters doors saying that they knew where they lived and to expect trouble if Trump wins
Obviously foreign plants see below:
CTV either missed the FBI announcement/warning of foreign interference .… which means you are incompetent ….. or CTV are purposely omitting the warning in their 'news' reports …. which means you are incompetent …. and ridiculously biased. NEVER TRUST CTV !!! Getting worse.
CTV now acting as part of the Democratic Party Brown Shirt mob, have aligned themselves with the American billionaire class who are determined to reassert authority over control of the US government.
FakeNews
This unknown group is the government of Iran. The Islamic Republic doesn’t want Trump in there because he is tough on Islamic terrorism so they are trying to screw around with their election. Print that
And I heard the exact opposite. Why are you a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party? Don't we have enough corruption here in Canada to delve into?
Since when did the Canadian media become shills for the US media?
Change your name to CTV 'news ;)'
Maybe Canadian news outlets should focus on Canada and whats happening up here. Just a thought.
Hey Twitter your bias is showing. nypost
Read the story people! First line says Iran is the suspected source of the fake emails Shame on you for using missleading headlines to keep up your Orange Man bad narrative 😡
I really don't believe this was of foreign origin, anymore than I believe GovWhitmer's kidnappers were Russian. And even if Iran was behind it, Trump accepted the help. He STILL hasn't denounced Domestic Terrorism. That means Donald Trump is a Domestic Terrorist. DT_is_a_DT
Sounds like BS to me.
MISINFORMATION ALERT 🚨 CTV is a Liberal Paid Canadian Propaganda outlet. This article doesn’t state that Iran & Russia are behind the emails. Twitter has purposely let this article slide past its Pre-election rules. Report this article to the “Twitter Police”
More BS
Bullshit. You got your story backwards.
Misleading headline. Iran was the source.
This right here is how corrupt the Canadian media is, and the people that believe it are an example of how stupid, desperate, and gullible the Anti-Trump mob is. trump maga canpoli onpoli
Just in: CTV is fake news!
Canadian Media is so corrupt it's doing the same thing that Russia was accused of with Trump while Canada's future Crumbles from Corruption in Politics [OTTAWA]. Clean up your own back yard.... 'SHAME ON CANADIAN MEDIA'
False flag crap
No real journalism at Left Wing Nut CTV
The group is now known. It is Iran.
You mean right wing facist nut bars sent emails
A ancient trick.... guess who is sending these emails! Huh?! 🤔 yes, DEMONcrats!
Meanwhile Trump voters were getting this:
mostly peaceful Democrats
Sure sure
You cover this B.S. but we've seen no coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop and all the emails therein. I thought it was because you questioned the legitimacy. Guess you only print damning information when it targets the right.
A statement was made to the ppl of the US stating that Iran and Russia are involved - CTV has to break away from CNN-sad
So apparently has trouble keeping up!!
🤡🤡🤡’s
Fake News ......
Boy, that republican revamped KKK is astonishing.
Where is your report on the threats sent to Republicans threatening their families and homes if Trump is reelected? Does that not fit your narrative?
The FBI and DOJ just said these came from Iran to hurt Trump. Will you correct?
Your headline is misleading, but you know this. The emails are fake, just like the so-called 'news' that you retail.
More fake news from well, Fake News.
IranDitIt
CTV might want to watch American News. It was Russian and Iranian, and they targeted both candidates.
Take a good look at the Trump rally's and then try and find a picture of a Biden rally.
Isn't it amazing how Twitter is smarter and more factual than these Buffoons
Where the fudge does CTV getting these fake news from
Repeat the lie enough and sooner or later it becomes the truth
CTV News... 😂😂🤣
FBI Director Wray has reported that Iranian and Russian operatives are infiltrating our sacred electoral process to destroy President Trump. Delete your account....
Keep up
This is so biased, not a word about biden corruption scandal!
Any news on the Biden emails?
The Canadian MSM is suffering from Trump derangement syndrome!
Probably that Vaughn Families group. 🙄
Fake news at its finest
Only way Trump can get votes ! Intimidation VoteTrumpOut
I call bs
Bull!
I call BS
Lol, omg, you shouldn’t have “news” in your name. 😂😂
Pretty sure Kamala was the one threatening republicans with the same thing first. But don’t report that. You are fake news!!!!
u r rubbish! Period. It’s disgraceful that you CANT tell the truth even for 1 sec It was AGAINST Trump. 🇨🇦 - do👏🏻Your👏🏻Homework👏🏻 This won’t take much- literally watch what the FBI say directly from The live video and be sure to give CTV a big🖕🏼 When ya do fakenews
Lol dint the FBI just say it's from Iran? Still waiting on the Biden emails you worthless hacks. CTVLiveTweets
They probably sent it to themselves!! 🤣
Weird 🤔 when I read about this last week it was Democrat’s intimidating Trump supporters. Could have 💩 the bed again?
Wow CTV please till the news . Not bull shit
You forgot to tweet 'Iran' is responsible.
And even more interesting that the DNI says it hurts Trump. Does he think people are idiots like him?
Late to the party CTV, the same thing has been done to Republicans. Balance is important.
ok dude
Bullshit
Fake news right here
We have Heard a million stories about wearing a Trump hat and being attacked...
FBI said it was against Trump - please stop misleading the public - its really not fair and clearly shows you don’t understand breaking news conferences or you think we don’t follow the news
They're not 'unknown': it was Iran and Russia; and the mainstream media was only too happy to spread these lies.
Blinded by your hate. CTV is horrible.
Journalism’s reliability is dropping less than the reliability of Pimps
Votes are private so how would anyone know 😂
Yes and...tRUMPs handpicked unqualified DNI has rushed out insist it’s Iran and Russia, to hurt tRUMP! Not the Proud Boys as people have been indicating! Protecting tRUMPs friends I’d bet!
Behind the actual news already. 🙄
qanon maybe?
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