Friday, March 29, 2024

Cognizant Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Attack

IT services giant cognizant suffered a ransomware attack last April which cause service disruptions to its clients.

Cognizant is one of the IT giants that has more than 300,000 employees and it provides IT services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operations services.

Files Stolen in Ransomware Attack

On April 17th the company stated that their internal systems hit by Maze ransomware. The company has informed its clients about the attack and “provided them with Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and other technical information of a defensive nature”.

Cognizant published a breach notification letter states that the Maze ransomware operators are active with the Cognizant network between April 9 and 11.

The company initially learned that “the attackers staged and likely exfiltrated a limited amount of data from Cognizant’s systems.”

Now based on the company’s further investigation it was found that the majority of the personal information was exposed.

“The majority of the personal information that was impacted was information relating to our corporate credit cards.”

The company started informing all the associates who have an active corporate credit card and they are to offer credit and identity theft monitoring services.

The company also mentioned that they continue to monitor the account for any fraudulent activity and we have been informed that they have not seen an increase in fraud for our accounts.

The ransomware attacks now become an easy and malicious way of robbing individuals and company’s can cost billions of dollars not to mention the privacy and safety implications.

You can follow us on LinkedinTwitterFacebook for daily Cybersecurity and hacking news updates.

Website

Latest articles

Beware Of Weaponized Air Force invitation PDF Targeting Indian Defense And Energy Sectors

EclecticIQ cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a cyberespionage operation dubbed "Operation FlightNight" targeting Indian government...

WarzoneRAT Returns Post FBI Seizure: Utilizing LNK & HTA File

The notorious WarzoneRAT malware has made a comeback, despite the FBI's recent efforts to...

Google Revealed Kernel Address Sanitizer To Harden Android Firmware And Beyond

Android devices are popular among hackers due to the platform’s extensive acceptance and open-source...

Compromised SaaS Supply Chain Apps: 97% of Organizations at Risk of Cyber Attacks

Businesses increasingly rely on Software as a Service (SaaS) applications to drive efficiency, innovation,...

IT and security Leaders Feel Ill-Equipped to Handle Emerging Threats: New Survey

A comprehensive survey conducted by Keeper Security, in partnership with TrendCandy Research, has shed...

How to Analyse .NET Malware? – Reverse Engineering Snake Keylogger

Utilizing sandbox analysis for behavioral, network, and process examination provides a foundation for reverse...

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

GoPlus Labs, the leading Web3 security infrastructure provider, has unveiled a groundbreaking report highlighting...
Guru baran
Guru baranhttps://gbhackers.com
Gurubaran is a co-founder of Cyber Security News and GBHackers On Security. He has 10+ years of experience as a Security Consultant, Editor, and Analyst in cybersecurity, technology, and communications.

Mitigating Vulnerability Types & 0-day Threats

Mitigating Vulnerability & 0-day Threats

Alert Fatigue that helps no one as security teams need to triage 100s of vulnerabilities.

  • The problem of vulnerability fatigue today
  • Difference between CVSS-specific vulnerability vs risk-based vulnerability
  • Evaluating vulnerabilities based on the business impact/risk
  • Automation to reduce alert fatigue and enhance security posture significantly

Related Articles