With Election Day just two weeks away, there’s more than just candidates vying for your attention.
Over half of Americans have already been targeted by election-related scams, according to a survey conducted by Norton. Younger voters are being targeted the most — with fake polls, donation scams and disinformation.
“The human eye is no longer enough to detect these scams,” said Karin Zilberstein, vice president of product at cybersecurity company Guardio.
Zilberstein said political donation scams are popular this election cycle. Scammers prey on people’s desire to be heard and end up stealing more than just personal information.
“It’s a very painful scam because it touches our pockets,” she explained. “People want to make an impact and donate to their candidates or their political party. And often the donations do not go to where they claim they go, or if they do, it might involve recurring charges.”
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