Security News > 2020 > April > Maze Ransomware Caused Disruptions at Cognizant
Professional services company Cognizant has fallen victim to a cyber-attack which appears to have been the work of the Maze ransomware operators.
With roughly 300,000 employees around the world, Cognizant ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 list in 2019.
"Cognizant can confirm that a security incident involving our internal systems, and causing service disruptions for some of our clients, is the result of a Maze ransomware attack," the company said.
While no information on how the attackers managed to compromise the company's network is available, chances are that they had a foothold on Cognizant's internal systems for weeks, in line with Maze ransomware operators' modus operandi, Bleeping Computer says.
Maze operators have a history of releasing the stolen data and other ransomware operators have adopted the tactic, as it allows them to boost revenue.