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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people

TechCrunch·@ZackWhittaker·2 months ago
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The spillover from a ransomware attack on one of the largest government contractors in the United States keeps getting bigger: more than 25 million people have now had personal data stolen in the hack. Conduent provides printing, mailroom services, and document and payment processing services for state government benefit operations, such as food assistance, as well as workplace and unemployment benefits for large corporations. As such, the company handles a large amount of personal information belonging to a large swath of the United States. Conduent says its technology and operational support services reach more than 100 million people. But since the January 2025 cyberattack attack, which a ransomware group claimed credit for, the corporate giant has said little about the data breach, such as how it was caused and how many people are affected. An update to the state of Wisconsin’s data breach notification page now shows the Conduent breach affects at least 25 million people across the United States.…

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