The emails contained headlines like "The "Shocking Truth About Election Rigging in the United States," and went out over the last couple of days. Other security firms like CrowdStrike have previously named the attackers and linked them to Russia. Now, Reuters quotes AlienVault's chief scientist Jaime Blasco saying "Probably now they are trying to rush to gain access to certain targets where they can get a better understanding on what is going on in Washington after the election."