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Russia is suspected to be behind hack of US federal court filing system: Report
Investigators have uncovered evidence that holds Russia partly for a recent hack of the computer system that manages US federal court documents, including highly sensitive records that might contain information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes, according to several people briefed on the is unclear about what entity is responsible, whether an arm of Russian intelligence might be behind the intrusion or if other countries were also involved, which some of the people familiar with the matter described as a years-long effort to infiltrate the system. Some of the searches included mid-level criminal cases in the New York City area and several other jurisdictions, with some cases involving people with Russian and Eastern European disclosure comes right before President Trump is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V Putin, in Alaska on Friday, where Mr. Trump is planning to discuss his push to end the war in ABOUT THE HACK
As per a Reuters report, the hack occurred on 7th August when the electronic case filing system was compromised. It affected the Case Management/Electronic Case Files, or CM/ECF, which legal professionals use to upload and manage case documents; and Public Access to Court Electronic Records, or PACER, which provides the public with pay-for access to some of the same case management system - which carries sensitive information about indictments and arrest warrants has long been a target for foreign spies.- EndsWith inputs from Reuters Tune InMust Watch
