Estonian server pulled into U.S. elections struggle PM
Eestlased Eestis | 25 Oct 2020  | EWR OnlineEWR

Author Andres Einmann
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the group ˜Proud Boys.
PHOTO: Mario Cruz / EPA / Scanpix
Voters in the U.S. states of Alaska and Florida received menacing emails on Tuesday that urged them to vote for Donald Trump in the November presidential election. Metadata of the email address from which the emails were sent betrayed the server of Estonian publishing house Koolibri the security weaknesses of which were exploited by cybercriminals.

“We are in possession of all your information (email, address, telephone… everything). You are currently registered as a Democrat and we know this because we have gained access into the entire voting infrastructure. You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you. Change your party affiliation to Republican to let us know you received our message and will comply. We will know which candidate you voted for. I would take this...

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