Hackers target U.S. Federal Election Commission system days before midterms | 27 Oct 2026 | The US Federal Election Commission’s website has been targeted by a hacker or hackers, according to an email seen by Reuters, disrupting the agency’s electronic filings system a week before the November 3 elections. The cyberattack comes as so-called super PACs and dark money groups spend record sums in the final days of the races. In a statement, the FEC said, “At this time, the FEC’s electronic filing system is currently offline and our IT staff are actively working to restore service.” The FEC, which tracks the spending of candidates and political committees, said users could still search the website for past reports. The outage prevents organizations from filing the FEC’s 24-hour and 48-hour spending reports, which show how much political groups and others are spending on specific races.