# Cyber Incident Disrupts Federal Bankruptcy Notices

A cybersecurity incident affecting BAE Systems-operated Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) systems took the federal bankruptcy noticing service offline beginning October 9, 2026, halting production and distribution of notices and disrupting related websites and services. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts publicly identified the incident on October 15 and is coordinating with BAE Systems on investigation and restoration; no restoration date or status of unsent notices has been reported. Courts continue accepting filings, while the Eastern District of Texas extended certain stay-related delays by 30 days. For procurement and oversight teams, the outage is a concrete third-party service-continuity risk, not a newly announced solicitation or award.

- Federal court technology contractors should assess their incident response, continuity, notification recovery, and service-restoration capabilities against the operational risks highlighted by the outage.
- The incident may inform scrutiny of resilience and contingency communications in future judicial IT procurements; the signals identify no new requirement, contract value, or procurement timeline.
- Court-service providers and users should account for delayed notice and order delivery while the BNC remains unavailable.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 17, 2026

### Government Entities
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC)
- United States Bankruptcy Courts (U.S. Bankruptcy Courts)
- Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC)
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas

### Vendors
- BAE Systems (Operator of Bankruptcy Noticing Center systems)

### Sources
- [Hacked: Cybersecurity Breach Disrupts Federal Court Operations | Law.com](https://www.law.com/2026/10/15/hacked-cybersecurity-breach-disrupts-federal-court-operations) - Law.com
- [BAE Systems Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Noticing Center - TechNadu](https://www.technadu.com/cybersecurity-incident-at-bae-systems-takes-federal-bankruptcy-noticing-center-offline/642384) - TechNadu
- [BAE Systems Cyber Incident Halts Federal Bankruptcy Notices](https://easternherald.com/2026/10/16/bae-systems-cyber-incident-bankruptcy-noticing-center) - The Eastern Herald