Skip to content
NewA calmer, faster ZeroHour
StoryData breachhigh

BAE restores bankruptcy notice center after cyber incident

2 sources · 2 articlesFirst reported Updated ()1
What's new

First merged summary.

Merged summary · x-ai/grok-4.7 · rewritten as coverage arrivesSummaries by Vani AI

The Bankruptcy Noticing Center is back online after a cyber incident; BAE says no data was extracted.

The federal judiciary’s Bankruptcy Noticing Center, operated by contractor BAE Systems, is back online after a cybersecurity incident that halted notices for more than two weeks. BAE said no other systems were affected, no data was extracted, and no personally identifiable information was breached; it did not describe the cause, and no group has publicly claimed the incident. SecurityWeek reports notices stopped around October 9 and resumed October 26, clearing the backlog oldest first; The Record says the backlog dates to October 7. The Administrative Office confirmed on October 27 that the center was available again. A Bankruptcy Rules emergency declared October 22 lets judges adjust deadlines; The Record says it lasts 90 days through January 2027 unless ended sooner.

Key facts
  • BAE operates the noticing center under contract with the federal judiciary.
  • BAE said no other systems were affected and no PII was breached.
  • No ransomware or other group has publicly claimed the incident.
  • Judges may extend deadlines, pause time periods, and issue related orders.
  • Paper notices from October 13 onward warn of delayed mailing.
  • Sites including bnc.uscourts.gov were taken offline during the incident.
Analyze this story with Vani AIImpact, who is affected and what defenders should do, in a new chat

Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Oct 7, 2026Notice backlog dates to this day · The Record
  2. Oct 9, 2026Noticing center stopped sending notices · SecurityWeek
  3. Oct 13, 2026Paper notices from this date warn of delays · The Record
  4. Oct 22, 2026Judicial Conference declared a Bankruptcy Rules emergency · SecurityWeek
  5. Oct 26, 2026Center resumed and began clearing the backlog · SecurityWeek
  6. Oct 27, 2026Administrative Office confirmed the center was available · SecurityWeek

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • SecurityWeekStop date around October 9, resume October 26, oldest-first backlog.
  • The Record90-day emergency through January 2027; sites offline; paper-notice warning.
Vendors
BAE Systems
Products
Bankruptcy Noticing Center
Victims
Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsU.S. federal judiciary
Organizations
Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsJudicial Conference
Countries
United States

Coverage

oldest first · one row per article · UTC
  1. · 1d ago SecurityWeekFirst report

    BAE says no data taken in US bankruptcy courts outage

    The Bankruptcy Noticing Center stopped notices around October 9 and resumed on October 26, clearing the backlog oldest first.

  2. · 1d ago The Record

    BAE says no data stolen in bankruptcy courts system cyberattack

    The Bankruptcy Noticing Center outage triggered a 90-day court emergency lasting through January 2027 unless officials end it sooner.