Hackers target US campaign finance system days before midterm elections

An FEC email said a ‘bad actor’ tried to breach its systems as the US prepares for its most expensive elections ever.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026Hackers have reportedly targeted the US Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) website, disrupting campaign financing disclosures just days before the midterm elections.An FEC email sent to a campaign compliance firm reportedly read, “We have a bad actor trying to breach FEC systems. As a result, we’ve had to temporarily suspend our web-facing services,” according to Reuters news agency.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4AOC transfers $1m to Michigan candidate El-Sayed in progressive pushlist 2 of 4Why do the US midterms matter for Trump and Congress?list 3 of 4All you need to know about US midterms 2026list 4 of 4Tracking the money: The biggest donors in the 2026 US midterm electionsend of listThe outage prevents organisations from filing the FEC’s 24 and 48-hour spending reports, which track how political groups and candidates are spending on specific races.A status message on the FEC website showed the system was down after 10.15pm EST on Monday (2.15am GMT on Tuesday).An update was posted on Tuesday at 8.17pm EST, readin...