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reACTIONary

(6,658 posts)
Wed Aug 6, 2025, 09:51 PM Aug 6

Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack

Source: Politico

The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident.

The hack, which has not been previously reported, is feared to have compromised the identities of confidential informants involved in criminal cases at multiple federal district courts, said the two people, both of whom were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the hack.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/06/federal-court-filing-system-pacer-hack-00496916

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Bernardo de La Paz

(57,672 posts)
1. "not authorized"? The public should not be allowed to know about this?
Wed Aug 6, 2025, 10:24 PM
Aug 6

Exposing witnesses is not the only issue. There are people behind those personal details

Buddyzbuddy

(1,357 posts)
2. I'm curious as to how much that breech cost and who was paid?
Wed Aug 6, 2025, 10:29 PM
Aug 6

This administration needs to buy handiwipes in bulk supply for all of the greasy palms.

elleng

(140,465 posts)
3. 'feared to have compromised the identities of confidential informants involved in criminal cases
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 02:33 AM
Aug 7

at multiple federal district courts'

Fla Dem

(27,001 posts)
4. Very little information is secure anymore.
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:10 AM
Aug 7

Whether they are foreign actors or US citizens, they will find a way into professional, sensitive national info, financial, banks, you name it, everything is vulnerable.

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