US taking 'special measures' to protect people possibly exposed in court records hack

Source: Reuters

August 14, 2025 3:32 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is taking unspecified "special measures" to protect people potentially exposed in a recent hack of court records, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said on Thursday.

The hack of the federal judiciary's filing systems has raised concerns across the judiciary since it was disclosed last month, in part because of reports that data about confidential informants and other sealed case files may have been accessed.

Although details of the intrusion - or intrusions - have yet to be made public, a person familiar with the matter said unspecified foreign actors had been identified as the culprits. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that investigators believed Russia was at least partly responsible.

"We're aware of the issue," Acting Assistant Attorney General Matt Galeotti told reporters at a briefing. "There's different filing measures that are being put in place. We're also taking other different technical steps." He added that in cases involving individuals who were possibly "subject to some sort of release of information," the department is "taking special measures in those cases."

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