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FEC campaign finance system offline days before midterms
Original: FEC campaign finance system offline days before midterms after hackers reportedly target site
The Federal Election Commission's campaign finance system is offline days before the US midterm elections, following reports that hackers targeted the site. The outage limits access to disclosure data on campaign donations and spending at a critical moment, raising concerns about election transparency and the security of federal systems heading into voting.
Why now: A key government transparency system going down just days before nationwide elections, reportedly due to hacking, is raising security and transparency concerns.
Federal Election CommissionUnited Statesmidterm elections
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- FEC campaign finance system offline days before midterms after hackers reportedly target site · CNBC
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