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433 Russian Email Domains Target US Polling Sites with Bomb Threats, FBI Says

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msmash @ Slashdot · 11/05/2024 17:40 EDT

Russian Email Domains Target US Polling Sites with Bomb Threats, FBI Says

The FBI warned on Tuesday that polling stations across multiple U.S. states 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.

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