With the general election a few months away and presidential candidates aggressively fundraising before Election Day, election-related scams are likely to become increasingly common, according to Thomas Dearden, an associate professor of sociology at Virginia Tech. Because political donations increase at this time of an election year, it’s an opportune time for scammers to take advantage, he said. “This is one of those ways that they can develop illegitimate opportunities to donate,” Dearden s
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could be used by foreign adversaries to interfere in next year’s presidential election, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead US Cyber Command and the NSA warned this past week. “As we look at this election cycle, the area that we do have to consider that will be slightly different will be the role of generative AI as part of this,” an Air Force Lt. General told the US Senate Armed Services Committee during his second nomination hearing. “And so, our con
What will happen if the November 2020 election results are tampered, blocked or disappear? Both parties will cry foul and blame the other party. Will the voters every really know the final results and how long could it possibly take for both national parties to agree upon an outcome? The blame may need to be placed with the hackers and ransomware criminals who have been attacking governments, businesses, and organizations with no let-up in sight. State and local governments and their agencie
