Bomb threats sent to Maricopa and Pima counties on Election Day contained identical language, according to copies of the threats obtained through a public records request.

Arizona was one of several states where polling places and election facilities received bomb threats on Election Day. That day, 10 of the state’s 15 counties received bomb threats; According to Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays.

Officials deemed the threat “not credible” and stressed that no voters would be in immediate danger or prevented from voting during voting day. But evacuations were required in some areas, including in Maricopa County, where the Superior Court building, home to Recorder Stephen Richer’s office, was the subject of threats.

On election night, Richer was seen evacuating his office in response. against one of the threats. election office Cochise, la pazand maricopa The county was also evacuated, but many others were not.

Cochise, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma counties all received bomb threats on Election Day.

Threats emailed to Maricopa County and obtained by the Mirror through a public records request share the same language. Retrieved from VoteBeat Also in Pima County through a public records request.

The email with the subject “My Manifesto” was sent from an email account named “maga_alex” and is similar to one received by Pima County with the same subject and sender named “maga_sam” . The wording of both emails is the same, except that the address where the bomb is claimed to have been planted has been changed.

“There will be no major damage to the building, but if it explodes there will be many injuries,” Maga Alex said in an email to Maricopa. “As soon as a large police presence is present, we will detonate the device remotely.”

Maricopa County Spokesperson Fields Moseley told the Mirror in a written statement that the county’s training and technology prevented the email from potentially damaging the county’s technology.

“Maricopa County employs multiple intrusion prevention and detection security controls across all technology layers, including email. In addition to technical controls, Maricopa County conducts security awareness training and mock phishing tests. ” Moseley said in a statement. “Thanks to this training, emails are quickly and efficiently captured, reported, and acted upon.While the content of the email is a threat, the email itself is damaging to technology resources. It’s not a thing.”

Moseley said the county could not comment further because the law enforcement investigation is ongoing.

of The FBI previously stated that On November 5th, “It appears to be coming from a Russian email domain,” and none of the threats were deemed credible. The FBI withheld its Nov. 5 statement when asked for an update or whether the FBI worked with the two email providers on the threats made public through records requests.

Two email domains in the public records release belong to companies called Mailum and CyberFear. Neither company responded to requests for comment.

At first glance, these websites appear to be different email services, but after signing up for CyberFear, users are directed to Mailum, where they can send their @CyberFear.com email address or @Mailum .com email address.

Additionally, if you view the source code on Mailum’s website, you’ll see code for an analysis tool with the username “CyberFear.”

Both companies promote themselves as privacy email options similar to ProtonMail and Tutanota, offering end-to-end encryption and “spy-proof” email services. Email works as a paid subscription model; Post to the BlackHatWorld forum In 2020, a now-defunct account that appeared to belong to CyberFear claimed that the service could send bulk emails to up to 50 recipients.

Other states, such as Georgia, appear to have fared worse than the Grand Canyon State. More than 60 bomb threats reported Election day. A threat analysis by NBC News identified a number of threats. Mainly targeted at Democratic areas.

The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office said it continues to work with law enforcement to investigate the threat. Despite threats, elections will be held across the country It ran relatively smoothly.