Cyberattack hits system that sends US bankruptcy court notices
A cyber incident at defense contractor BAE Systems has taken several online services offline for federal bankruptcy courts.
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What happened
A system that produces and transmits bankruptcy notices for federal bankruptcy courts across the country was targeted by a cyberattack. Several online services of the US Bankruptcy Noticing Center went offline due to a cyber incident affecting defense contractor BAE Systems. The Administrative Office of the US Courts said the disruption involved a court contractor.
Why it matters
The outage has disrupted operations in federal bankruptcy courts, which rely on these online services.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 2:06 PM ET: A system that sends bankruptcy notices for all federal bankruptcy courts was reported as the target of a cyberattack, disrupting court operations.
- Oct 16, 11:07 AM ET: The Administrative Office of the US Courts said several online services supporting federal bankruptcy systems had gone offline after a cybersecurity incident involving a court contractor.
Coverage
- US federal bankruptcy court operations disrupted by cybersecurity incident (Reuters)
- US Federal Bankruptcy Court Operations Disrupted by Cybersecurity Incident (Reuters)
- Cyber Incident at BAE Systems Disrupts US Federal Bankruptcy Noticing (Kevin Poireault)
- Hacked: Cybersecurity Breach Disrupts Federal Court Operations (law.com)
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