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Fake bomb threats linked to Russian emails disrupt US polling locations on Election Day

odt.co.nz — November 5, 2024, 10:01 PM UTC

On Election Day, the FBI reported that fake bomb threats targeting polling locations in several U.S. states were linked to Russian email domains. None of the threats were deemed credible, but they caused brief evacuations at some sites in Georgia.

In Georgia, over two dozen phony bomb threats were reported, primarily in Fulton County. Officials are seeking to extend voting hours at affected locations, which reopened after about 30 minutes. The threats were similar to tactics used in past Russian interference.

U.S. intelligence has previously accused Russia of meddling in elections, including the 2016 presidential race. Recent incidents include the creation of false videos aimed at discrediting candidates, highlighting ongoing concerns about foreign interference in the electoral process.

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    Hoax bomb threats disrupt voting at polling places in five battleground states (nbcnews.com)
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    Google clarifies map search results after Musk's claim about polling places for Harris voters (dw.com)
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    FBI links hoax bomb threats to Russia targeting polling places in key US states (rnz.co.nz)
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  10. [4.4]
    FBI reports Russian-linked hoax bomb threats disrupt U.S. polling sites (hindustantimes.com)
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  11. [3.8]
    U.S. cyber official reports no major foreign interference in presidential election (vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca)
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  12. [3.5]
    Georgia officials accuse Russia of hoax bomb threats at voting sites on Election Day (thedailybeast.com)
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  13. [4.2]
    More than two dozen polling sites in Georgia receive bomb threats on Election Day (news.yahoo.com)
    22h
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    U.S. cyber official reports no major foreign interference in presidential election voting (gazette.com)
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    Google addresses search result bias claims after Election Day confusion (hindustantimes.com)
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    Google clarifies search results after Elon Musk raises bias concerns on election day (independent.co.uk)
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  17. [4.6]
    Police identify source of election bomb threats in Georgia as likely Russian emails (nj.com)
    23h
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  18. [4.1]
    FBI links hoax bomb threats to Russia targeting polling places in key states (geo.tv)
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    Elon Musk spreads election misinformation as vote counting begins (livemint.com)
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    Elon Musk accuses Google of bias in voting search results before deleting post (hindustantimes.com)
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    Bomb threats disrupt voting at five sites in DeKalb County, Georgia (rawstory.com)
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    Google clarifies voting map display issue for Harris but not Trump on Election Day (wfaa.com)
    23h
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    Google clarifies map search results for voting locations after viral claim (dailycaller.com)
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  24. [4.8]
    FBI links hoax bomb threats in multiple states to Russian email domains (latimes.com)
    24h
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  25. [4.6]
    Foreign interference and bomb threats disrupt US elections as voters head to polls (smh.com.au)
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    Google clarifies misinformation on polling place searches after Elon Musk's claim (sea.mashable.com)
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  27. [3.7]
    Google updates voting search results to clarify polling place information (techcrunch.com)
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  28. [4.8]
    FBI links fake bomb threats at polling sites to Russian sources on Election Day (wfaa.com)
    1d 1h
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  29. [4.5]
    FBI links fake bomb threats at polling sites to Russian sources on Election Day (9news.com)
    1d 1h
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  30. [4.4]
    FBI links fake bomb threats at US polling sites to Russia (metro.co.uk)
    1d 1h
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    Musk raises concerns over biased search results favoring Harris over Trump (hindustantimes.com)
    1d 1h
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    Google addresses voting search results issue after public scrutiny (techcrunch.com)
    1d 1h
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    Google addresses voting search confusion linked to Texas county name (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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  34. [3.0]
    Google clarifies voting map confusion over Harris search on Election Day (timesnownews.com)
    1d 1h
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    Kamala Harris phone bank video sparks debate over authenticity of voter calls (timesnownews.com)
    1d 1h
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    Georgia and Michigan report bomb threats linked to Russia as voters head to polls (latimes.com)
    1d 2h
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  37. [3.0]
    Google debunks conspiracy theory over polling place information for Trump voters (theverge.com)
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  38. [3.0]
    Google fixes voting location feature that favored Harris over Trump (foxnews.com)
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    Google clarifies voting map discrepancy for Harris and Trump searches on Election Day (variety.com)
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  44. [3.8]
    U.S. agencies warn Russia and Iran are working to undermine confidence in upcoming election (wcvb.com)
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  45. [3.7]
    FBI ties fake bomb threats at polling sites to Russian sources (firstpost.com)
    1d 3h
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    Video alleging Arizona election fraud linked to Russian disinformation campaign (wfaa.com)
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    Federal agencies warn of Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting US voters ahead of Election Day (kcra.com)
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    Federal agencies warn of Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting US voters ahead of Election Day (abcnews.go.com)
    1d 21h
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    Federal agencies report increased Russian and Iranian disinformation efforts targeting US voters ahead of Election Day (thestar.com)
    1d 21h
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    U.S. officials warn of Russian interference in November election targeting swing states (foxnews.com)
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    2d 12h
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