BREAKING: U.S. intelligence officials concluded that Iran was behind a series of threatening emails sent to Democratic voters in Alaska and Florida that told them to vote for President Trump 'or else.'
"These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries," Ratcliffe said, but pledged confidence in American elections and said"you can be confident your votes are secured."Russian influence-specialists don't appear to have used their voter data in a similar scheme, Ratcliffe said, but they may.
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have kept up a drumbeat of regular bulletins about what they call the latest intelligence about prospective election cyber-threats. "In recent years, Iranian information operations have continued to push boundaries using bold and innovative approaches. However, this incident marks a fundamental shift in our understanding of Iran's willingness to interfere in the democratic process," said John Hultquist, senior director of analysis for Mandiant Threat Intelligence.It wasn't immediately clear what action the United States might take in retaliation against Iran.
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