FEC Hack Reports Raise Questions About Crypto PAC Midterm Spending

The U.S. Federal Election Commission’s electronic filing system was taken offline after reports of a hack, raising concerns that some late-cycle campaign spending by super PACs and other political committees may not be visible to the public in time for the 2026 midterm elections. As of Tuesday at 7:48 pm UTC, the FEC said it was still dealing with an “electronic filing system outage” while working to restore service. While campaign finance data for super PACs and other entities remained accessible, the disruption has renewed scrutiny around how quickly spending is reported and whether the final days before Election Day…