BAE says no data stolen in bankruptcy courts system cyberattack
Original title: Federal bankruptcy courts contractor says no data stolen during cyber intrusion
The Bankruptcy Noticing Center outage triggered a 90-day court emergency lasting through January 2027 unless officials end it sooner.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and contractor BAE Systems said the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, which produces and transmits notices for all federal bankruptcy courts, is back online after a cyberattack announced on October 22. BAE said no other systems were affected, no data was extracted, and no personally identifiable information was breached. Court officials declared a Bankruptcy Rules emergency so judges could extend deadlines during the outage. On Monday, officials said the center would process a backlog dating to October 7 and new submissions, while paper notices are being released in prioritized waves.
Unconfirmed: BAE Systems says no data was extracted and no PII was breached; that claim has not been independently confirmed.
- BAE Systems maintains the Bankruptcy Noticing Center for the federal judiciary.
- No hackers claimed credit for the attack, Recorded Future News reported.
- Judiciary sites including bnc.uscourts.gov were taken offline during the incident.
- Paper notices created from October 13 through Monday will warn of delayed mailing.
- Recipients are told to contact lawyers or check the relevant clerk's office website.
Impact: Bankruptcy notice production and distribution halted; no theft claimed
- 1.Recipients of delayed paper notices should contact their lawyers or the clerk's office about new deadlines.
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2 min read at therecord.media"No data was extracted,” a spokesperson for BAE Systems, a federal contractor, told Recorded Future News about its probe into a cyberattack against its systems for federal bankruptcy courts.
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