Dive Brief:
Conduent Inc. warned in an April 14 regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that a “significant” number of people had their personal data stolen in a January cyberattack that affected a limited number of the company’s clients.
The company, a major government payments technology vendor for social services and transit systems, was targeted in a Jan. 13 attack that disrupted certain operations.
The company warned it has incurred and accrued a material amount of nonrecurring expenses related to the breach. A spokesperson for the company did not have specific numbers yet, but a breach notification has already been posted by the California Attorney General’s office.
Dive Insight:
As previously reported, the January breach became public after Wisconsin officials confirmed delays in child support payments. The Florham Park, New Jersey-based firm provides technology used by various government agencies.
Conduent confirmed in January that the attack was related to a cyber intrusion but did not elaborate on how the threat actor gained access or what specific techniques were used once the hackers breached the systems.
Source: Conduent warns January breach impacted a ‘significant’ number of people / Cyber Security Dive