Read · October 27, 2026

Hackers target the Federal Election Commission's filing system, knocking campaign finance disclosures offline a week before the midterms

• From the LeftNBC News: Hackers target FEC system, disrupting campaign finance disclosures

  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.

  Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.

• CenterCNBC: Hackers target FEC as campaign money system goes dark before midterms

  CNBC reports the FEC's fix, the 24- and 48-hour reporting rules the outage blocks, America PAC spending as an example, and the commission's lack of a quorum.

  Grade: C (76/100). Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

• From the RightWashington Examiner: FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections

  The Examiner reports the outage, the FEC's status updates, the Reuters-reported hacking attempt and the reporting rules for late spending.

  Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.

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