Hackers attempt to breach the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), and the agency temporarily shuts down online services, according to an email seen by Reuters and referenced across outlets. The disruption affects the FEC’s electronic filing system, which is used by election-related stakeholders.

The reports place the incident in the lead-up to the November 3 elections, describing the outage as triggered by hacking attempts rather than by a stated technical failure. Cyprus Mail and Channel NewsAsia add that the FEC confirms its electronic filing system is offline, citing a statement that begins “at this time.” Other coverage also frames the issue as an attempted breach tied to the email evidence.

While the overall narrative is consistent—hack attempt, email evidence, and an FEC outage—outlets vary in how directly they describe the intrusions. Daily Caller uses stronger language that hackers “knocked” the FEC offline and emphasizes emails, while Reuters-based summaries (as relayed by international outlets) focus on the specific “email shows” premise and the temporary shutdown of online services.