From the Left · Read · October 28, 2026
Oct 27 ยท Hackers target the Federal Election Commission's filing system, knocking campaign finance disclosures offline a week before the midterms
NBC News: Hackers target FEC system, disrupting campaign finance disclosures
Grade A (100/100). NBC runs Reuters' report on the FEC email describing a 'bad actor,' the agency's statement, and compliance and watchdog experts on what the outage hides.
A: No problems found.
What we checked: None noted.
Splits: NBC runs Reuters' report on the FEC email describing a 'bad actor,' the agency's statement, and compliance and watchdog experts on what the outage hides.
Same story: CNBC, Washington Examiner
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