Conduent Reports Cybersecurity Incident Caused Service Outage
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🔗 Conduent confirms cyber security incident caused recent service outage. The American business services giant Conduent reported that a recent outage affecting various U.S. government and transportation agencies was due to a cyber security incident. The disruption impacted operations for organizations like the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and Oklahoma Human Services, hindering electronic payments for many residents. Conduent, which serves numerous Fortune 100 companies and supports around 100 million U.S. residents, stated that the incident was contained and systems have been restored. However, the company has not disclosed details regarding the extent of the breach, the number of affected customers, or whether any data was stolen. This incident follows a previous ransomware attack on Conduent’s European operations four years ago.
