US Federal Election Commission Hacking Attempt Halts Campaign Finance Filing Services
The US Federal Election Commission suspended several services, including its electronic campaign finance filing platform and filing search and verification tools, in response to attempts by outsiders to access its systems. The e-filing service was down for about 41 hours, delaying the filing and disclosure of campaign spending and donations just before the midterm elections. Whether any intrusion succeeded or any data was altered has not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- US Federal Election Commission
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- E-filing service down for about 41 hours; delays in filing and disclosure of campaign finance
- Cause / method
- Attempted unauthorized access to systems by outsiders
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The US Federal Election Commission suspended several services, including its e-filing platform and filing search and verification tools, in response to a hacking attempt.
- It was confirmed that the e-filing service was down for about 41 hours, delaying the filing and disclosure of campaign spending and donations just before the midterm elections.
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