Security · Updated 28 Oct, 09:20 am IST

Hackers disrupt US Federal Election Commission electronic filing system before midterms

Why it matters for readers: It explains why you might not see the latest political spending reports online just before an important election.

The FEC's electronic filing system went offline around 10 p.m. ET on Monday and remained down while staff worked to restore it.1
The outage prevents organizations from filing required 24-hour and 48-hour campaign finance reports ahead of the midterms.1
A status update said the issue had been identified and a fix was being implemented by around 8 p.m. ET the following day.1
The FEC stressed the outage should not affect voters' ability to cast ballots and users can still search the website for past reports.1
The incident occurred as super PACs and dark money groups were spending large sums in the final days of the races.1

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