US Federal Election Commission Filing System Hacked Ahead of Midterm Elections

Washington DC. Hackers have disrupted the US Federal Election Commission (FEC)'s electronic filing system ahead of the midterm elections to be held on November 3 in America. According to Reuters, this has caused problems for political parties and committees in submitting mandatory election expenditure details.

The commission has stated that online services have been temporarily shut down after an attempt was made to gain unauthorized access to the system. Information technology staff are working to restore services. Although there are problems in registering election expenditure details that need to be submitted within 24 and 48 hours due to the disruption, old details can be viewed on the website.