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Hackers attempted to access national campaign finance systems 1 week before midterms

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Hackers attempted to access some filing systems at the Federal Election Commission, prompting the independent campaign finance regulatory agency to shut them down on Tuesday to contain the attack, a person familiar with the situation told POLITICO.

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