# FEC campaign finance system goes offline days before midterms after hackers reportedly target site

https://mins.news/en/item/119133

- CNBC, 2026-10-28 12:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/28/fec-hack-outage-campaign-finance-filings.html

> The Federal Election Commission’s campaign finance system went offline days before the midterms after hackers reportedly targeted the site. AdImpact said political ad spending and reservations for the 2026 cycle have exceeded $11.2 billion.

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