Tech · 18 d ago
A cyberattack on BAE Systems knocks out US bankruptcy court notices
What happened
The Administrative Office of the US Courts said on Thursday that an attack on contractor BAE Systems took down the system federal bankruptcy courts use to send notices. Producing and sending those notices has stopped.
Offline for now
- bnc.uscourts.gov
- bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov
- notices.uscourts.gov
- National Creditor Registration Service
All the noticing websites BAE runs for the courts are unavailable, including the National Creditor Registration Service.
"We are aware of a security incident that is isolated to the BNC system and have taken immediate steps to address it."
— BAE Systems spokesperson
What we know
- Bankruptcy notices have stopped
- BAE is investigating
Not yet
- Who was behind the attack
- When the system will return
BAE Systems, Europe's largest defence contractor, is investigating and working to restore operations. The US federal judiciary said last year it was strengthening its defences after attacks on its case management systems.
