MFA coming to CM/ECF: In mid-May, the U.S. Courts will begin implementing Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER). MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping protect against cyberattacks that steal passwords, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
IMPACT: After implementation, all CM/ECF users with filing and/or other types of CM/ECF-level access will be required to enroll in MFA. Users with PACER-only access will have the option to enroll.
From mid-May to the end of 2025, users with any type of CM/ECF-level access who do not voluntarily enroll will be randomly selected to do so. These randomly selected CM/ECF users will be notified of the MFA requirement during login. By the end of 2025, everyone with CM/ECF-level access will be required to use MFA when logging in.

PHONE CALLS and EMAILS: Attorney's offices from around the country are reporting emails and calls that have spoofed US District Court phone numbers and email addresses. Please be aware that this activity is NOT from the Court, but rather bad actors wishing to cause disruption. Please ignore the calls/emails that fall outside normal business practices from this Court.

PHONE SCAM: We are being contacted by people who say the US Courts are calling them about paying a fine for different fake violations. These calls are NOT coming from the US Courts - please do NOT pay them and do not give out any person information. This is a scam. Just hang up.

CM FILERS: CM/ECF filers should be aware of the potential to inadvertently share restricted documents when using third-party services or software.
Sharing your PACER account credentials with a third-party service provider or designating that provider as a secondary recipient of a Notice of Electronic Filing or Notice of Docket Activity (NEF/NDA) will give it access to sealed or restricted case information and documents in violation of court order. You are urged to use caution in your computer security practices to ensure that sealed or restricted documents to which you have access are not disclosed.