Cyber Incident at BAE Systems Disrupts US Federal Bankruptcy Noticing
A cyber incident at BAE Systems halted US federal bankruptcy notice systems nationwide.
The Administrative Office of the US Courts said on October 15 that a cybersecurity incident at contractor BAE Systems took down IT systems and websites supporting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. BAE operates that infrastructure for the federal judiciary, and notice production and distribution for bankruptcy courts nationwide has stopped. Unavailable sites include bnc.uscourts.gov, bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov, and notices.uscourts.gov, plus the National Creditor Registration Service. The notice does not describe the incident type, start date, data access, or a restoration timeline.
- BAE operates the Bankruptcy Noticing Center for US federal courts.
- BNC websites and nationwide bankruptcy-notice production are unavailable.
- Officials have not confirmed data access or given a restoration timeline.
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A cybersecurity incident affecting US government contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the systems that generate and distribute bankruptcy notices for federal courts across the US.
A notice published on October 15 by the Administrative Office of the US Courts, confirmed that IT systems and websites supporting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) have been impacted.
The BNC is responsible for producing and transmitting bankruptcy notices for all federal bankruptcy courts nationwide.
BAE Systems operates the BNC infrastructure on behalf of the Federal Judiciary. As a result of the incident, that process has been brought to a standstill.
The judiciary said all access to BNC systems and websites operated by BAE is currently unavailable, including:
- bnc.uscourts.gov
- bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov
- notices.uscourts.gov
- The National Creditor Registration Service
The disruption has also halted the production and distribution of bankruptcy notices for courts across the country.
The Administrative Office of the US Courts said it is in communication with the affected courts and coordinating with BAE Systems.
BAE is actively investigating the incident and working to restore operations, according to the notice.
The judiciary did not disclose the nature of the cyber incident, when it began, or whether any data was accessed or exfiltrated. No timeline for restoration of services has been provided.
Infosecurity has contacted BAE Systems for further comment.
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