Bench Signals
- Federal courts confirm “escalated” cyberattacks against CM/ECF and PACER; security tightened nationwide.United States Courts
- New York’s federal courts shift sealed criminal filings off CM/ECF amid breach fallout; other districts issue similar directives.
- Hill testimony labeled CM/ECF and PACER “unsustainable due to cyber risks,” warning that compromised data could threaten investigations and public trust.House Documents
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
A sweeping cyberattack on the federal judiciary’s electronic filing infrastructure has jolted court administrators, prosecutors, and defense counsel across the country—and intensified questions about whether this was merely an external intrusion or a Trojan-horse style breach aided by stolen credentials or an insider.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) said it is “taking additional steps to strengthen protections for sensitive case documents in response to recent escalated cyberattacks of a sophisticated and persistent nature”against its case management systems, including CM/ECF and PACER. United States Courts
