Executive Summary A cybersecurity incident affecting BAE Systems has resulted in a nationwide disruption of the US federal bankruptcy court notification process.
The incident, first impacting systems as early as October 9, 2026, led to the outage of the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) systems and associated websites operated by BAE Systems on behalf of the US Judiciary.
Technical Information The security incident involving BAE Systems has had a significant operational impact on the US federal judiciary’s bankruptcy notification process.
The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), managed by BAE Systems for the AOUSC, is responsible for the electronic and paper distribution of bankruptcy notices to creditors and other parties.
Affected Versions & Timeline The systems affected are the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) systems and associated websites operated by BAE Systems for the US Judiciary.