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US federal judiciary Bankruptcy Noticing Center (operated by BAE Systems): incident halts bankruptcy notices nationwide
The judiciary said a cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems, which operates the BNC, halted production and distribution of bankruptcy notices for all...
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What happened
- The judiciary said a cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems, which operates the BNC, halted production and distribution of bankruptcy notices for all federal bankruptcy courts; bnc.uscourts.gov, bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov, notices.uscourts.gov and the National Creditor Registration Service were unavailable. The Judicial Conference declared a “Bankruptcy Rules emergency” on 22 Oct letting judges extend deadlines. On 27 Oct BAE reported the BNC was back online.
- Root cause / initial access: not disclosed; data exposure not addressed.
- Attacker: not identified.
- Response: Rule 9038 emergency; service restored 27 Oct.
Sources
- https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/10/15/update-bankruptcy-noticing-center-access-restored
- https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks-usa.html
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