FEC Filing System Down a Week Before the Midterms
The FEC's e-filing system has been offline since about 7 p.m. B.C. time Monday, blocking 24- and 48-hour spending reports. A staff email seen by Reuters blamed "a bad actor"; the FEC won't say why. Voting is not affected.
92%3 conf.Grok-confirmed · Ranked High • Confirmed
What’s confirmed
- The FEC's e-filing system has been offline since about 7 p.m. B.C. time Monday, blocking 24- and 48-hour spending reports.
- A staff email seen by Reuters blamed "a bad actor"; the FEC won't say why.
- Voting is not affected.
Confirmed by 3 independent outlets: Reuters, The Washington Post and The Hill.
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- Now: 92% with 3 independent confirmations plus the primary source.
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Confirmation record
Plus the primary source: the FEC.gov status page incident report.| ✓ | Reuters Counted https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/hacker-trying-to-breach-us-federal-election-commission-system-email-shows-4976625 |
| ✓ | The Washington Post Counted https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/27/fecs-filing-system-is-down-week-before-election-agency-wont-say-why/ |
| ✓ | The Hill Counted https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6175878-fec-filing-system-down/ |
| · | Primary source Plus the primary source: the FEC.gov status page incident report. https://fecgov.statuspage.io/incidents/1f16b9021jfx |
Updated / Corrected log
- Published at 92% with 3 independent confirmations.
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