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Dagbladet updates the case.
The FBI said Thursday night that Democratic voters in at least four leading states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, have been threatened by some claiming to be the far-right group Proud Boys.
The email warns that “we will come to take you” if the recipients do not vote for President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election, according to the FBI.
Top US intelligence chief John Ratcliffe told a news conference that he believed Iran was behind the emails.
“We want to warn the public that we have identified that two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have taken steps to influence people’s opinions in relation to the elections,” Ratcliffe said at the press conference.
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The FBI believes that Iran is behind the emails, but that Russia has also gained access to voter information.
– Massive mail
According to the FBI, both Iran and Russia have gained access to information about the state’s voter registry, which reports on party affiliation and may also contain email addresses.
These addresses should be used again in a mass mailing where the sender claims to know which candidate the recipients are voting for, according to the FBI.
“True”
– This information is used by foreign actors in an attempt to communicate false information to registered voters, said the intelligence chief at the press conference.
He went on to say that the emails were sent to voters to “threaten, create social unrest and blacken President Trump before the election.”
Ratcliffe pointed out at the press conference that the votes of American voters are safe during the election.
