By Ellen Chang Cybercriminals are seeking to influence the U.S. midterm elections through phishing and other attacks. Numerous foreign and domestic threat actors are attempting to influence the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8 through phishing campaigns and misinformation. The efforts made by hackers are an attempt to sow distrust into the election process as Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania’s Senate seats are being hotly contested while gubernatorial races in Kansas, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Oregon are being closely watched since it’s a toss-up on whether a Democrat or Republican wins. Cybersecu…