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   US Judiciary System says it was hacked, is taking steps to strengthen   
   cybersecurity   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:24:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Someone is attacking the court's file management systems in an attempt to   
   steal sensitive documents.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   The US Judiciary system has confirmed suffering a cyberattack, and says it is   
   now working on reinforcing its systems to prevent further incursions.    
      
   In a press release published on the US Courts website, the body said said it   
   recently experienced, escalated cyberattacks of a sophisticated and    
   persistent nature.    
      
   Without detailing the attacks, or the perpetrators, the announcement said    
   that the crooks were targeting its case management system, targeting    
   sensitive files hosted there.   
      
   Courts in the crosshairs    
      
   The vast majority of documents filed with the Judiciarys electronic case   
   management system are not confidential and indeed are readily available to    
   the public, which is fundamental to an open and transparent judicial system.    
      
   However, some filings contain confidential or proprietary information that    
   are sealed from public view, the announcement reads.    
      
   These sensitive documents can be targets of interest to a range of threat   
   actors. To better protect them, courts have been implementing more rigorous   
   procedures to restrict access to sensitive documents under carefully   
   controlled and monitored circumstances.    
      
   The announcement does not go into detail about the reinforcement efforts. It   
   says that the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is working   
   with Congress, the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of Homeland   
   Security (DHS), and other agencies.    
      
   US courts, both local and federal, have often been the targets of different   
   cybercriminals.    
      
   Back in 2020, a cyberattack against the US federal court system ended up    
   being far more damaging than initially thought, and in 2024, unnamed hackers   
   attacked court systems across the US state of Washington , forcing the   
   judicial organization to shut down parts of its infrastructure to prevent   
   further damage.    
      
   In summer 2024, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the largest in the   
   United States, suffered a ransomware attack which forced it to close down its   
   entire operation for a day.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-judiciary-system-says-it-was-hacked-   
   is-taking-steps-to-strengthen-cybersecurity   
      
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