When a cyberattack halts the e-filing of sealed criminal documents in federal court, it’s a wake-up call for every institution that relies on digital case management.
In a Florida Bar article, Steven Teppler, Partner and Chair of our Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group, and our Chief Cybersecurity Legal Officer, warns that the true danger isn’t just disruption, it’s the potential exposure of years’ worth of confidential information stored in PACER. If accessed, that data could fuel identity theft, financial compromise, extortion, and trade secret loss.
This incident is a stark reminder that even our most critical systems are targets for highly resourced cybercriminals.
Read the full article to find out why this attack should serve as a lesson-learned moment for courts nationwide: http://bit.ly/3VuSK1c