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Business Standard
4 minutes ago
- Business Standard
Russian hackers lurked in US courts for years, stole sealed files
By Jake Bleiberg and Jamie Tarabay Russian government hackers lurked in the records system of the US courts for years and stole sensitive documents that judges had ordered sealed from public view, according to two people familiar with the matter and a report seen by Bloomberg News. The attackers had access to what was supposed to be protected information for multiple years, the report on the breach shows. They gained access by exploiting stolen user credentials and a cybersecurity vulnerability in an outdated server used by the federal judiciary, according to the report, which says the hackers specifically searched for sealed records. The report, which was reviewed in part by Bloomberg, doesn't identify the attackers. But investigators found evidence that they were a Russian state-sponsored hacking group, according to the people, who spoke on condition that they not be named because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. It's unclear exactly when the hackers first penetrated the system and when the courts became aware of the breach. Last fall, the judiciary hired a cybersecurity firm to help address it, said one of the people. The attackers' years of access to sealed court records, which hasn't been previously reported, is likely to prompt concerns about how many sensitive cases and investigations may have been compromised. It also raises questions about when the judiciary became aware of the breach and how it responded. Peter Kaplan, a spokesperson for the Administrative Office of the US Courts, declined to comment. The judiciary said in a statement last week that it is taking 'additional steps to strengthen protections for sensitive case documents in response to recent escalated cyberattacks of a sophisticated and persistent nature on its case management system.' The Russian Embassy in Washington didn't respond to an email seeking comment. A Department of Justice spokesperson, Shannon Shevlin, said the agency isn't able to discuss ongoing investigations. The breach is coming to public light as US President Donald Trump is set to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Asked whether he would raise the hack with Putin this week, Trump said he had heard about the breach and could do so. 'That's what they do. They're good at it. We're good at it. We're actually better at it,' the president said. The hackers targeted sealed documents in espionage and other sensitive cases, including ones involving fraud, money laundering and agents of foreign governments, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday. Such records often include sensitive information that, in the wrong hands, could be used to compromise criminal and national security investigations, or to identify people who provide information to law enforcement. 'These court records are some of the most valuable documents our government holds, especially for those individuals named in them,' said Jake Braun, who was principal deputy national cyber director at the White House under President Joe Biden. 'Unfortunately, the Judiciary is not funded by Congress adequately to protect the data it holds, and we need to address that immediately.' The court system spent years after a major breach, found in 2020, analyzing its vulnerabilities and developing policy and technology infrastructure fixes, according to a 2023 statement. The US government blamed that intrusion, part of a massive cyberattack that utilized malicious code implanted in software by Texas-based SolarWinds Corp., on Russian hackers. It's unclear if the more recent compromise of the court system is related. Last fall, the courts hired Palo Alto Networks Inc.'s Unit 42 to help it address the recent breach, and the firm completed its work before the end of 2024, according to one of the people. A spokesperson for the Santa Clara, California-based cybersecurity company, Caren Auchman, declined to comment. In May, the courts said they had begun implementing multifactor authentication, which is widely seen as a basic cybersecurity measure, for its records system. In June, Michael Scudder, a federal judge who leads the courts' Committee on Information Technology, told the House Judiciary Committee that underinvestment had until recently left the judiciary's systems 'outdated and vulnerable.' Scudder, reached by phone, referred questions to the court spokesperson. In July, congressional staff, including for the Senate and House judiciary committees, received a briefing on the breach, according to a person familiar with the matter, who said lawmakers have requested a classified follow-up briefing in September. More than a dozen federal courts across the country have updated their procedures for attorneys filing highly sensitive material since June, with some ordering that all sealed records be submitted as hard copies, Bloomberg Law reported. In the Eastern District of New York, for instance, the chief judge last Friday barred sealed documents related to criminal cases from being uploaded to the electronic records filing system.
The Hindu
4 minutes ago
- The Hindu
India, Pakistan were ready to go nuclear, we solved that: President Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 14, 2025) again repeated his claim that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan and said that the war could have turned nuclear. Also Read | Did Trump slap tariffs for not getting India-Pakistan ceasefire 'credit', asks Opposition 'If you look at Pakistan and India… planes were being knocked out of the air. Six or seven planes came down. They were ready to go, maybe nuclear. We solved that,' Mr. Trump said during remarks in the Oval Office. The U.S. President's comments come on the eve of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday as he tries to bring an end to the Ukraine war. Also Read | Trump announces deal with Pakistan Trump said he had thought the Russia-Ukraine war would have been the 'easiest one' to end but 'it's actually the most difficult'. 'I think that President Putin would like to see a deal. I think if I weren't president, he would take over all of Ukraine. It's a war that should have never happened. If I weren't president, in my opinion, he would much rather take over all of Ukraine. But I am president and he's not going to mess around with me,' Mr. Trump said. 'I think it's going to be a good meeting,' Mr. Trump said of his upcoming meeting with Mr. Putin. He added that 'the more important meeting' will be the second meeting with Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and himself. Mr. Trump said there may also be some European leaders for that meeting. 'We're going to see what happens. And I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelenskyy will make peace. We'll see if they can get along, and if they can, it'll be great,' he said. Mr. Trump went on to add that he has solved "six wars' in the last six months and he is 'very proud of it'. Since May 10, when Mr. Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a 'full and immediate' ceasefire, he has repeated his claim on several occasions. Mr. Trump has claimed that he told the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours that America will do a 'lot of trade' with them if they stopped the conflict. India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
Economic Times
18 minutes ago
- Economic Times
US weighs taking stake in Intel: Bloomberg
The Trump administration is reportedly considering taking a stake in Intel to support the struggling chipmaker. Talks followed a meeting between Trump and CEO Lip-Bu Tan, amid national security concerns and delays in Intel's Ohio chip plants. The move aims to revitalise US chip leadership and manufacturing strength. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the struggling chipmaker, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the shares surged over 7% in regular trading and then another 2.6% after the plan stems from a meeting this week between President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan , according to the meeting came days after Trump publicly demanded the resignation of Tan over his investments in Chinese tech companies, some linked to the Chinese declined to comment on the report but said it was deeply committed to supporting President Trump's efforts to strengthen US technology and manufacturing leadership."Discussion about hypothetical deals should be regarded as speculation unless officially announced by the administration," said White House spokesman Kush details of the stake and price are still being discussed, according to the agreement and potential cash infusion will help the years-long efforts to turn around the company's fortunes. Once the undisputed leader in chip manufacturing, Intel has lost its position in recent chipmaker's stock market value has plummeted to $104 billion from $288 billion in profit margins - once the envy of the industry - are also at about half their historical has been tasked to undo years of missteps that left Intel struggling to make inroads in the booming AI chip industry dominated by Nvidia, while investment-heavy contract manufacturing ambitions led to heavy agreement would likely help Intel build out its planned chip complex in Ohio, Bloomberg planned $28 billion chip fabrication plants in Ohio have been delayed, with the first unit now slated for completion in 2030 and operations to begin between 2030 and 2031, pushing the timeline back by at least five a stake in Intel would mark the latest move by Trump, a Republican, to deepen the government's involvement in the US chip industry, seen as a vital security interest to the this week, Trump made a deal with Nvidia to pay the US government a cut of its sales in exchange for resuming exports of banned AI chips to China.
