PACER buckles under MFA rollout as courts warn of support delays

The US federal court document access platform PACER is experiencing major user-support disruption during a mandatory MFA rollout, and this operational change coincides with reporting of a confirmed cyberattack on the Administrative Office of the US Courts that exposed sensitive court documents. Reporting indicates the intrusion targeted the CM/ECF and PACER systems, exploited long-standing bugs over months or years, and may involve Russian-affiliated actors, prompting commitments to strengthen cybersecurity and phased MFA enforcement.