Overview
- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts says a cyberattack on contractor BAE Systems has made the Bankruptcy Noticing Center systems and several judiciary websites unavailable, stopping automated notice production and distribution.
- Affected URLs include bnc.uscourts.gov, bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov, notices.uscourts.gov and the National Creditor Registration Service, which courts use to reach creditors and file parties.
- The Judiciary says it is coordinating with impacted bankruptcy courts and that BAE is actively investigating and working to restore operations, but officials have not publicly confirmed any data access or exfiltration.
- The outage delays routine court administration tasks and could force courts and creditors to rely on manual processes for service and notice, creating backlogs and extra work for court clerks and affected parties.
- The incident underscores long‑running concerns about the federal courts' reliance on third‑party IT vendors and follows recent efforts by the Judiciary to tighten protections after prior intrusions into case management systems.