The U.S. federal court system is enhancing its cybersecurity measures after a reported breach of its electronic case filing management system by hackers. The judiciary is taking steps to bolster protections for sensitive case documents due to escalating cyberattacks targeting the case management system. Collaboration with Congress, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security has been initiated to address the risks posed by these breaches. A recent hack may have compromised the identities of confidential informants in criminal cases across federal district courts.
The U.S. federal court system is taking additional steps to strengthen its cybersecurity posture after Politico reported that the nation's electronic case filing management system was compromised by hackers.
The breach may have revealed the identities of confidential informants involved in criminal cases in several federal district courts, according to the report.
Chief judges from the federal courts in the 8th Circuit were briefed on the hack during last week's judicial conference in Kansas City.
The Senate and House Judiciary Committees, along with representatives from other committees, received a staff-level briefing on this matter and have requested a classified follow-up briefing in September.
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