Summary: A cyberattack on Conduent, a government technology contractor, led to significant operational disruptions affecting various state services. The company confirmed a third-party compromise of its operating systems, resulting in delays in processing payments for programs like Medicaid and child support. Although the incident was contained, the extent of the attack and whether data was stolen remains unclear.
Threat Actor: Unknown | unknown
Victim: Conduent | Conduent
Keypoints :
- Conduent experienced an operational disruption due to a cyberattack that compromised its operating systems.
- The outage affected multiple states, with Wisconsin officials noting difficulties in processing payments for families.
- Conduent has a history of ransomware attacks, having been targeted previously in 2020.
Source: https://therecord.media/government-contractor-conduent-outage-compromise