FBI warns of torrent of scams and deepfakes ahead of US midterm elections

Hackers and fraudsters are already gearing up to steal data and financial information in the run up to the US midterm elections

AI generated imagery and deepfakes are part of highly convincing scams

Phishing campaigns designed to prey on voter registration are also likely to pop up

As the US midterms rapidly approach, the FBI is once again warning Americans about the flood of election-related scam campaigns coming their way.

Thousands of websites have already been spotted getting ready to…