"CPA Candidate" - Unauthorized Use of Titles or Abbreviations?????

I just received a letter from the TSBPA stating that they obtained information that indicates I may have unintentionally violated the Texas Public Accountancy Act. I have "CPA Candidate" on my LinkedIn profile and the Texas Board has sent me an email saying that this is an "Unauthorized Use of Titles or Abbreviations" and I have to follow corrective measures within 30 days (provide written assurance I will not misrepresent and documentation that I have eliminated the representation). The last page has a screenshot of my LinkedIn profile with the word "CPA" highlighted of the "CPA Candidate" shown on my profile. How on earth can stating that I'm a Candidate for the exam be a violation?... Do you think this was computer scanned and it only picked up the "CPA" part and therefore auto-generated a violation? Thoughts?