BAE Systems cyber incident takes down US federal courts' Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting nationwide bankruptcy notices
A cybersecurity incident at US government contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the systems behind the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), which generates and distributes bankruptcy notices for all federal bankruptcy courts in the US. The Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) confirmed on October 15 that BNC IT systems and websites are impacted. BAE operates the BNC infrastructure on behalf of the Federal Judiciary, and notice production and distribution has stopped nationwide. BAE says the incident is isolated to the BNC system and that it is investigating and working to restore operations in coordination with AOUSC. The nature of the incident, its start date, any data access or exfiltration, and a restoration timeline have not been disclosed.
Detalhes técnicos
- Unavailable services include bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov and the National Creditor Registration Service.
- The attack vector, malware and threat actor have not been disclosed. There is no confirmation of ransomware or data theft.
- A BAE spokesperson described it as a security incident "isolated to the BNC system".
Remediação
- No customer-side remediation has been published. Affected courts are in contact with AOUSC.
- Organizations that rely on BNC notices should monitor AOUSC communications for restoration updates and alternative notice procedures.
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BAE Systems cyber incident takes down US federal courts' Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting nationwide bankruptcy notices
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A cybersecurity incident at US government contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the systems behind the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), which generates and distributes bankruptcy notices for all federal bankruptcy courts in the US. The Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) confirmed on October 15 that BNC IT systems and websites are impacted. BAE operates the BNC infrastructure on behalf of the Federal Judiciary, and notice production and distribution has stopped nationwide. BAE says the incident is isolated to the BNC system and that it is investigating and working to restore operations in coordination with AOUSC. The nature of the incident, its start date, any data access or exfiltration, and a restoration timeline have not been disclosed.
Technical Details
- Unavailable services include bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov and the National Creditor Registration Service.
- The attack vector, malware and threat actor have not been disclosed. There is no confirmation of ransomware or data theft.
- A BAE spokesperson described it as a security incident "isolated to the BNC system".
Remediation
- No customer-side remediation has been published. Affected courts are in contact with AOUSC.
- Organizations that rely on BNC notices should monitor AOUSC communications for restoration updates and alternative notice procedures.