US Federal Bankruptcy Court Operations Disrupted by Cybersecurity Incident

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• Several federal bankruptcy-related online services were disrupted following a cybersecurity incident at court contractor BAE Systems Inc. — the US subsidiary of UK defense company BAE Systems, which operates the Bankruptcy Notice Center (BNC) system and website on behalf of the federal judiciary — the US Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) announced. BAE said the incident is 'limited to the BNC system.'
• All access to the BNC system and BAE-operated websites is currently unavailable, including bnc.uscourts.gov, bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov, notices.uscourts.gov, and the National Creditor Registration Service; the BNC's function of generating and sending bankruptcy notices for federal bankruptcy courts nationwide has been halted.
• The AOC announced the incident Thursday, with BAE confirming awareness and response on Friday. According to the AOC, BAE is investigating the incident and working to restore operations, saying it is coordinating closely with the courts. The cause of the incident and a restoration timeline have not been disclosed.

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