US federal courts security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving US federal courts, with related coverage.
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US federal court e-filing system breach exposes sealed records
Impact: Sealed court records in multiple states exposed
The US federal courts' electronic case management and filing system was breached, exposing sealed court records in multiple states. Security flaws known since 2020 were exploited in the attack, and Russian government hackers are suspected of involvement. With the possible exposure of the identities of confidential informants and cooperating witnesses, some courts switched to paper filings.
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