From the Right · 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
Washington Examiner: FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections
Grade A (100/100). The Examiner reports the outage, the FEC's status updates, the Reuters-reported hacking attempt and the reporting rules for late spending.
A: No problems found.
What we checked: None noted.
Splits: The Examiner reports the outage, the FEC's status updates, the Reuters-reported hacking attempt and the reporting rules for late spending.
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