Lawyers are targeted by phishing emails claiming to be from PACER, the electronic filing system.
Cybersecurity
Phishing emails purported to be from PACER’s electronic filing system target lawyers
November 7, 2024, 9:42 am CST
Lawyers who respond to fake emails purporting to be from PACER’s electronic filing system are being led to malicious websites with computer viruses. (Image from Shutterstock)
Lawyers who respond to fake emails purporting to be from PACER’s electronic filing system are being led to malicious websites with computer viruses, the U.S. federal judiciary warned Wednesday.
The emails claim to contain notices of electronic filing from PACER’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, known as CM/ECF. Lawyers are instructed to respond immediately and, when they do, are sent a hyperlink to access the alleged case documents. The scam targets lawyers all over the country, says the IT Security Office of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Never click on links or download attachments from unofficial sources.
