Russia Suspected To Be Behind Federal Court Hack

Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages U.S. federal court documents (article available here). 

The hackers, who eyed trial courts in at least three federal circuits, accessed documents in pending, active, and past cases. Cases targeted included those involving fraud, money laundering, and agents of foreign governments. Sealed documents in other types of cases were also targeted. 

Some of the searches conducted during the hack 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 surnames, The New York Times reported.