GMU E-Mail Hoax: Election Day Moved to Nov. 5

Unknown hackers broke into George Mason University’s e-mail system and sent students a forged message from the school’s provost early this morning stating that Election Day had been moved to Nov. 5. The messaged, dated 1:16 a.m., Nov. 4, with the subject line : Election Day Update, read: To the Mason Community: Please note that election day has been moved to November 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Peter N. Stearns Provost Seven hours later, students, faculty and staff received another message, this time from the real GMU provost, who blamed the e-mail hoax on a compromise of the school’s e-mail system. GMU spokesman Daniel Walsch said the university has been fielding calls all morning from students and parents upset or confused about the fraudulent missives. “This is upsetting and embarrassing and has caused a lot of confusion and concern among people,” Walsch said. Walsch said
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