The U.S. State Department said on Friday that it was responsible for a text message campaign that left a trail of confusion and ridicule across Russia and Iran.
In an email, a spokesperson for the department said the unsolicited text messages – which promoted a multimillion dollar bounty for information about cyber threats to the upcoming U.S. election – were aimed at building awareness internationally.
“This is a worldwide campaign in multiple languages,” the email said.
The department’s comments came after an unknown number of people in Russia and Iran began receiving the text messages and posting screenshots to social media.
The campaign may have helped U.S. authorities get the word out about their reward, but Reuters spoke to five Iranian users who said they found the messages either bewildering or humorous.
Article source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/state-department-responsible-russian-iranian-text-message-campaign-rcna70
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