Cyberattack targeting Thomson Reuters' C-Track impacts courts in multiple jurisdictions
Thomson Reuters said Wednesday a cyberattack on its web-based court management software C-Track has impacted court records in multiple jurisdictions and could potentially expose names, Social Security numbers, medical information and more. (Image from Shutterstock)
Thomson Reuters said Wednesday a cyberattack on its web-based court management software C-Track has impacted court records in multiple jurisdictions and could potentially expose names, Social Security numbers, medical information and more, according to Law360.
The company said June 30 it discovered “unauthorized activity” on C-Track three months earlier, launched an investigation that included law enforcement involvement, and took steps to contain the threat and bolster the security of C-Track.
The investigation revealed that court files associated from court systems in 11 states, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Ontario, Canada, were exposed, Law360 reports. That could include confidential, redacted or sealed information, according to Thomson Reuters.
Affected U.S. court systems are the Alabama appellate courts; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board; the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Pennsylvania; the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania; the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania; the Kentucky appellate courts; the Montana Supreme Court; the Nevada appellate courts; the North Dakota Supreme Court; the South Carolina Supreme Court; the South Carolina Court of Appeals; the Tennessee appellate court clerk’s office; the New Hampshire Supreme Court; the Ohio Courts of Appeal; the U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme and Superior Courts; and the Wyoming Judicial Branch, Law360 reports.
A company spokesperson told Law360 in a statement that affected customers have been notified.
“There has been no operational disruption to C-Track as a result of this incident. Our products and services remain fully operational and are safe to continue to use,” the spokesperson said.
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