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A series of emails sent by a group led and funded by MyPillow CEO and election denier Mike Lindell have been referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to federal officials, after election officers across the country began finding what they said were misleading email messages. Those emails included a survey asking for, among other things, sensitive personal information from those tasked with overseeing the voting process and details about their offices' cybersecurity systems. The messages explained the group was looking to help boost the nation's election integrity.
The email asked recipients to take a survey about the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that has been working with election offices to prepare for next week's election and subsequent vote counting.
Within two hours of finding out about the survey, CIS put out an alert warning that its Cyber Threat Intelligence team had "received multiple reports" of the "Misleading Email to Election Officials" that could falsely "lead a recipient to believe" the note was from their EI-ISAC. The group recommended that staff "not click on any links in these emails or respond to them," and report any suspicious emails to their Security Operations Center.
The email asked recipients to take a survey about the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that has been working with election offices to prepare for next week's election and subsequent vote counting.
Within two hours of finding out about the survey, CIS put out an alert warning that its Cyber Threat Intelligence team had "received multiple reports" of the "Misleading Email to Election Officials" that could falsely "lead a recipient to believe" the note was from their EI-ISAC. The group recommended that staff "not click on any links in these emails or respond to them," and report any suspicious emails to their Security Operations Center.
