BREAKING: FBI says Iran behind threatening emails sent to Democrats
Iranian intelligence was responsible for a recent campaign of emails sent to intimidate Florida voters, the FBI announced Wednesday night, adding that Russia was also working to influence the election.
But the emails were actually"spoofed" and designed"to incite social unrest and damage President Trump," announced John Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence. But this operation, a more active trick to falsely accuse some of Trump’s most infamous supporters, represents a new front for Iranian operations, said John Hultquist, who heads intelligence analysis at the cybersecurity company Mandiant.
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