BAE Systems Cyberattack Disrupts US Federal Bankruptcy Court Operations
Summary
The US Courts say a cyberattack on BAE Systems took down federal bankruptcy court notice systems and halted production and distribution of notices. BAE is investigating and working to restore operations.
Key points
- The Administrative Office of the US Courts attributed the outage to a cyberattack on contractor BAE Systems.
- Federal bankruptcy notice systems and related websites were unavailable, halting the production and distribution of bankruptcy notices.
- The US Courts said it was coordinating with BAE Systems, which was investigating and working to restore operations.
- The article does not report a confirmed breach of court documents or sensitive data in this incident.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- BAE Systems
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack causing an outage of bankruptcy-notice systems and processes operated by BAE Systems on behalf of the US federal Judiciary.
- Operational Impact
- The BNC systems and websites operated by BAE Systems for the Judiciary were unavailable. Production and distribution of bankruptcy notices and the related bankruptcy-noticing process were halted. BAE Systems was investigating and working to restore operations.
- Claim Status
- confirmed
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Industries
DefenseBAE Systems is Europe's largest defense contractor, designing and manufacturing military technology for the UK and US defense departments, and a major provider of enterprise IT, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurityGovernmentThe Administrative Office of the US Courts says a cyberattack on government contractor BAE Systems has taken down the notice system used by federal bankruptcy courts.