US EditionInvestigators Suspect Russian Involvement in US Federal Courts Hack
- Last week, officials responsible for managing the U.S. federal courts’ electronic records system acknowledged that it was the target of a cyberattack.
- The hack follows earlier warnings to move sensitive international criminal cases off PACER and appears linked to a persistent, sophisticated threat with suspected Russian involvement.
- Hackers accessed sealed records including criminal cases and confidential informants, focusing on midlevel cases with Russian and Eastern European connections across multiple districts.
- An internal memo described the breach as an “URGENT MATTER” requiring immediate action while the U.S. Courts stated on August 7 they are enhancing security and prioritizing mitigation efforts.
- This breach highlights ongoing risks to U.S. federal court data, prompting stepped-up protections but leaving the full impact on litigants and details of Russian attribution unclear.
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Russia suspected in hack of U.S. federal court filing system — NYT
U.S. investigators have found evidence that Russia was at least partly behind a breach of the electronic case filing system used by U.S. federal courts, The New York Times reported on August 12, citing sources.
US authorities have evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for a large-scale cyberattack on the US federal courthouse. The New York Times reports this, citing anonymous sources involved in the investigation into the hack. The attack on the computer system the federal courthouse uses to manage court records may have allowed the perpetrators to access documents containing highly sensitive information. These documents reportedly includ…
Russia tied to huge hack into US federal court system as officials scramble
US intelligence officials are scrambling on Tuesday, after investigators have uncovered evidence suggesting that Russia was at least partially responsible for a hack of a computer system that manages federal court documents
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