Senator Castigates Federal Judiciary for Ignoring “Basic Cybersecurity”

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Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”

US Senator Ron Wyden accused the federal judiciary of “negligence and incompetence” following a recent hack, reportedly by hackers with ties to the Russian government, that exposed confidential court documents. The breach of the judiciary’s electronic case filing system first came to light in a report by Politico three weeks ago, which went on to say that the vulnerabilities exploited in the hack were known since 2020. The New York Times, citing…

Sen. Wyden Calls for Review of Judicial Cybersecurity

Chief Justice John Roberts needs to order an independent review of federal court cybersecurity, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday. Wyden called for the independent review in a letter to Roberts a week after Bloomberg News reported Russian hackers infiltrated U.S. courts' record system for multiple years. Two weeks week earlier, Politico reported the electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary was breached in a sweeping cyberint…

Blistering Wyden letter seeks review of federal court cybersecurity, citing ‘incompetence,’ ‘negligence’

Sen. Ron Wyden on Monday urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to seek an independent review of federal court cybersecurity following the latest major hack,  accusing the judiciary of “incompetence” and “covering up” its “negligence” over digital defenses. Wyden, D-Ore., wrote his letter in response to news this month that hackers had reportedly breached and stolen sealed case data from federal district courts dating back to at least Ju…

Sen. Wyden Calls for Review of Federal Judicial Cybersecurity

Federal case system breach requires cybersecurity review, senator says

Suspected Russian hackers' recent compromise of the U.S. Judiciary's electronic legal case management that reportedly exposed confidential informants' identities has prompted Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to urge an evaluation of the federal court system's cybersecurity posture, according to Nextgov/FCW. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for any flavor. Enroll …