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Cyberattack on BAE Systems disrupts US bankruptcy court notices
A cyberattack on BAE Systems has disrupted a system used by federal bankruptcy courts across the United States.
The Bankruptcy Noticing Center produces and sends notices related to bankruptcy cases.
The attack halted notice production and made the center’s systems and related websites unavailable.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is coordinating with BAE, which is investigating the incident and working to restore operations.
Officials have not said whether data was stolen or provided further details about the attack.
The disruption comes after federal court officials said last year they were strengthening protections for sensitive case documents following another attack on court systems.
A cyberattack on BAE Systems disrupted the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, the platform used by all U.S. federal bankruptcy courts.
The outage halted the production and distribution of bankruptcy notices and made BNC systems and related websites unavailable.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said it was coordinating with BAE Systems, which was investigating the incident and working to restore operations.
BAE Systems said the incident was isolated to the BNC system and that it had taken immediate steps to address it.
The courts did not say whether data had been stolen, and the office did not provide further details about the incident.
- Who
- BAE Systems and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
- What
- A cyberattack disrupted the Bankruptcy Noticing Center and halted bankruptcy notices.
- When
- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a statement on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The affected system serves federal bankruptcy courts across the United States.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a statement saying the cyberattack had disrupted the BNC and related bankruptcy noticing process.
BleepingComputer reported that the notice system and production and distribution of bankruptcy notices were unavailable.
- Affected system
- Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC)
- Courts affected
- All federal bankruptcy courts across the United States
- Websites named
- bnc.uscourts.gov; bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov; notices.uscourts.gov
- Company
- BAE Systems
- Status
- BNC systems and the related bankruptcy noticing process were unavailable
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What people are saying
The Administrative Office of the US Courts has been in communication with the impacted courts and is also coordinating with BAE Systems. BAE is actively investigating this incident and working to restore operations,
aware of a security incident that is isolated to the BNC system and have taken immediate steps to address it.