"Security Flaws in Court Record Systems Used in Five US States Exposed Sensitive Legal Documents"
The sensitive legal court filings discovered by security researcher Jason Parker to be exposed to the open Internet for anyone to access, include witness lists, mental health evaluations, detailed allegations of abuse, corporate trade secrets, and more. The court records system, which is the technology stack used to submit and store legal filings for criminal trials and civil legal cases, is at the heart of any judiciary. Court records systems are often partly online, allowing anyone to search for and obtain public documents while restricting access to sensitive legal filings where public exposure could jeopardize a case. However, Parker found that some court records systems used throughout the US have security flaws. This article continues to discuss the vulnerabilities that allowed public access to restricted, sealed, and confidential court filings using only a web browser.
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