An alleged hacker sent a message from the e-mail account of the George Mason provost late last night to tell members of George Mason community that today’s election was rescheduled.
The e-mail, which was sent to about 30,000 George Mason community members said, “Please note that Election Day has been moved to November 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you,” according to The Washington Post.
The provost, Peter N. Stearns, sent out another e-mail at around 1 a.m. discrediting the false message and reassuring students that the election would still be held today.
George Mason is currently working with their university police and the FBI to determine who was responsible for the e-mail.