Security News > 2020 > April > Bad news: Cognizant hit by ransomware gang. Worse: It's Maze, which leaks victims' data online after non-payment

New Jersey IT services provider Cognizant has confirmed it is the latest victim of the Maze ransomware.

Maze is unusual among ransomware strains in that it not only encrypts the data on infected Windows machines, it siphons off copies of the originals as well.

"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 announcement read. "Our internal security teams, supplemented by leading cyber defense firms, are actively taking steps to contain this incident. Cognizant has also engaged with the appropriate law enforcement authorities."

The Maze miscreants may not have been the ones to actually compromise the Cognizant network, though.

The Maze ransomware is particularly well-written and difficult to thwart with technical means.

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