The breach report comes three days before US President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture: EPA)Russia appears to be responsible for recently hacking US computers holding federal court documents. The highly sensitive records that were breached could hold details on people charged with national security crimes, multiple sources told The New York Times on Tuesday. Documents may have been viewed on mid-level criminal cases in the greater New York City area and a few other jurisdictions. Court administrators recently informed the Justice Department of the breach (Picture: Reuters)Court system administrators recently told the Justice Department and federal court staff that ‘persistent and sophisticated cyber threat actors have recently compromised sealed records’, states an internal department memo obtained by the newspaper. The court system was first hacked more than four years ago.

Source: The Times August 13, 2025 05:44 UTC