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FCC-style attack: FEC shuts down web services 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 oversees campaign finance enforcement ahead of elections, and officials are working to contain the intrusion.

Why now: News broke that an active cyberattack forced a federal election agency offline, raising concerns about election security.

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• BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters https:// reut.rs/4imQyUu · Reuters · 9.3K

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