BAE says no data taken in US bankruptcy courts outage
Original title: BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts
The Bankruptcy Noticing Center stopped notices around October 9 and resumed on October 26, clearing the backlog oldest first.
BAE Systems restored the federal judiciary’s Bankruptcy Noticing Center after a cybersecurity incident that halted notices for more than two weeks. A spokesperson said no other systems were affected, no data was extracted and no personally identifiable information was breached. The company did not describe the cause. The Judicial Conference declared a Bankruptcy Rules emergency on October 22 so judges can adjust deadlines.
Unconfirmed: BAE has not said what caused the incident or confirmed whether it was a cyberattack.
- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts confirmed on October 27 that the center was available again.
- BAE operates the noticing center under contract with the federal judiciary.
- No ransomware or other cybercrime group has publicly claimed the incident.
- Judges may push back deadlines, pause time periods and issue related orders.
Impact: Bankruptcy notices delayed; BAE says no data was taken
- Vendors
- BAE Systems
- Products
- Bankruptcy Noticing Center
- Victims
- U.S. federal judiciary
- Countries
- United States
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