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US Tells Election Officials to Be on Guard Against AI-Powered Tricks Ahead of Midterms

The alert says hackers are using more convincing emails, texts and deepfakes to steal data and money from voters and campaigns.

  • On Friday, the FBI and CISA warned the American public to remain vigilant against AI-powered tricks ahead of next month's midterm elections, highlighting sophisticated tactics employed by malicious cyber criminals.
  • The alert noted that "super intelligence," a Trump-approved term for AI, is allowing hackers to sharpen rogue emails and text messages, making them appear more convincing to potential victims.
  • Fraudsters are deploying various schemes including fake PACs that collect donations, merchandise scams, and investment pools, often mimicking Campaign entity names and slogans to deceive supporters, the FBI reports.
  • Scammers are using phishing campaigns, sending text messages claiming recipients are not registered to vote to solicit personal data; the FBI advises verifying all political organizations via official government Elections websites.
  • While Texas Secretary of State Alicia Pierce confirmed a registration application backlog is cleared, Scammers may still leverage the incident to create urgency in deceptive phishing communications targeting Texans.
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US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ...

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The FBI and CISA warn that cybercriminals could use fraudulent text messages and emails, more convincing thanks to AI, to try to steal sensitive data before the U.S. legislative elections.

A Friday alert issued by the Cisa and the FBI warns that hackers may attempt to disrupt the November elections

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