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The U.S. federal court system is investigating an apparent compromise of a confidential electronic filing system used for sensitive legal documents, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The courts also have suspended their use of the hacked SolarWinds Orion network monitoring platform.
In addition, the courts are immediately changing their security procedures, temporarily accepting sensitive legal documents only on paper or via secure devices, such as thumb drives, rather than through the network.
The administrative office says it’s working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to investigate whether the court system s case management and electronic case files system, or CM/ECF, was, indeed, compromised.