Conduent warns January breach impacted a ‘significant’ number of people

Conduent Inc. warned in an April 14 regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that a “significant” number of people had their personal data stolen in a January cyberattack that affected a limited number of the company’s clients.

The company, a major government payments technology vendor for social services and transit systems, was targeted in a Jan. 13 attack that disrupted certain operations. 

The company warned it has incurred and accrued a material amount of nonrecurring expenses related to the breach. A spokesperson for the company did not have specific numbers yet, but a breach notification has already been posted by the California Attorney General’s office.

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