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FEC temporarily shuts down public systems amid hacking attempt
Original: BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temp
The US Federal Election Commission has temporarily shut down its web-facing services after a hacker attempted to breach its systems, according to an email seen by Reuters. The agency, which oversees campaign finance in federal elections, took its public-facing systems offline in response. The extent of any breach and the identity of the attacker were not immediately clear.
Why now: An active cyberattack on an election-related US federal agency has major implications for election security.
US Federal Election CommissionReuters
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