Two Iranian citizens were indicted Thursday for an effort to sway voters in the United States prior to the 2020 presidential election.
The two suspects are accused of downloading confidential data from 100,000 voters in September and October of 2020, according to the New York Post.
The indictment said voters were then sent threatening emails purporting to come from the right-wing group the Proud Boys.
Although officials did not name the state they said was involved, at the time the emails were first disclosed, officials said that voters in Florida and Alaska received the emails, according to The Washington Post.
Many of the emails reportedly targeted Democrats.
“You are currently registered as a Democrat and we know this because we have gained access into the entire voting infrastructure,” the emails said.
“You will vote for [Donald] 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.”
The hackers played against both sides, the indictment said. The hackers contacted members of the Trump campaign, the media and Republican lawmakers with claims that Democrats were going to alter mail-in ballots and register phantom voters, according to the indictment.
A video that claimed to show a member of the Proud Boys hacking into state voter websites was sent around along with those messages, the indictment said.
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