Cyber Attack Hits Federal Judiciary Websites, Filing Systems
Websites, electronic filing and public record access systems for much of the federal judiciary were attacked Friday afternoon, leaving lawyers hard-pressed to meet deadlines and officials scrambling to restore service.
The so-called denial of service attacks affected bankruptcy, district and appeals courts all across the U.S. for at least a few hours.
The Supreme Court’s site remained up. But with most lawyers, judges and clerks filing and reviewing records electronically, the outages essentially shut down much of the federal judiciary. More
This is the government that wants to be in charge of cyber security on the entire internet. When is the last time Google, Yahoo, or any of your local ISP's? Never?
That's what I thought. Remember this when the next cyber security bill comes through with some fairy tale name...
I'm all for civil disobedience when dealing with a corrupt gov't or legal system.
ReplyDeleteThis is the government that wants to be in charge of cyber security on the entire internet. When is the last time Google, Yahoo, or any of your local ISP's? Never?
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought. Remember this when the next cyber security bill comes through with some fairy tale name...