Data Security Hack Delays Roll Out of E-Courts in Maine

A hack into the phones and computers of the vendor that handles the Maine Judicial Branch’s computers and Maine eCourts website has forced the delay of a system expansion planned for the Bangor courts on Oct. 5.

This delay raises serious questions about the Courts’ plans to roll out an electronic court record system that has not been fully tested and when all issues have not been fully studied and considered in public view.

See the full article in the September 25, 2020 Bangor Daily News: