https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/13/fcc_ddos_election/ > Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks. > Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is heading up a pair of efforts to look into the FCC's claim that its comment system was hit by a DDoS attack in 2014 and 2017, and to examine whether the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is properly handling its oversight of anti-hacking protections ahead of the mid-term ballots.