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The Federal Election Commission's campaign finance system went offline on October 28, 2026, days before the midterm elections, after hackers reportedly targeted the site, CNBC Top News reported. Total political ad spending and reservations for the 2026 cycle have topped $11.2 billion, according to AdImpact. The available headline material gave no further detail on how long the outage would last, the nature of the hacking or any response from the agency.