An email seen by Reuters reveals an attempt to hack the systems of the US Federal Election Commission, forcing the commission to "temporarily suspend" its online services. The Election Commission says, in a statement, that "the Commission's electronic filing system is currently down, and our IT team is working hard to restore service." A system status message published by the commission indicates that the patching system has been down since around 02:00 GMT on Tuesday. The US is holding mid-term elections for members of Congress, with the main election day set to be November 3.

An email seen by Reuters reveals an attempt to hack the systems of the US Federal Election Commission, forcing the commission to "temporarily suspend" its online services. The Election Commission says, in a statement, that "the Commission's electronic filing system is currently down, and our IT team is working hard to restore service." A system status message published by the commission indicates that the patching system has been down since around 02:00 GMT on Tuesday. The US is holding mid-term elections for members of Congress, with the main election day set to be November 3.