BAE Systems outage halts bankruptcy notices across US federal courts
A cybersecurity incident affecting BAE Systems has taken offline the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, which produces and distributes notices for every US federal bankruptcy court, according to the Administrative Office of the US Courts. The disruption began on October 9; courts continue accepting filings and processing cases, but notice delivery has stopped, with no restoration date announced. BAE says the incident is isolated to the BNC system and is investigating.
Bottom line — The BNC outage has stopped notices nationwide since October 9; the cause, any data exposure and the restoration date remain unknown.
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The Administrative Office lists the BNC websites and National Creditor Registration Service among the unavailable services.
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The Northern District of Georgia court says its CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing emails continue to operate normally.
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SecurityWeek reports that courts have warned paper and electronic notices issued through the BNC since October 9 have not been delivered.
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The Eastern District of Texas extended by 30 days certain active motions to stay in cases filed on or after September 14, The Register reports.
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The judiciary and BAE have not said whether data was accessed or stolen, or identified a cause, according to CyberScoop.