Cl0p attacks Cognizant
Date:
August 15, 2023
Overview
Title
Cl0p attacks Cognizant
Victim
Cognizant
Attacker
Cl0p
Location
Size of Attack
Unknown/TBD
First Reported
August 15, 2023
Last Updated
October 31, 2022
The Cl0p ransomware gang has attacked Cognizant. Cognizant is a multinational technology company that provides a wide range of services, including IT consulting, technology solutions, and outsourcing services. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the United States and has a global presence with offices and delivery centers in various countries. Cognizant is known for its expertise in helping organizations navigate digital transformation, adopt cutting-edge technologies, and optimize their business operations. The company offers services to clients across different industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, retail, manufacturing, and more. Cl0p posted Cognizant to its data leak site on August 15th but provided no further details. Cl0p is a major Ransomware-as-service (RaaS) platform first observed in 2019. Cl0p is a dangerous ransomware family because it has advanced anti-analysis capabilities and anti-virtual machine analysis to prevent investigations in an emulated environment like those commonly used by security tools. Cl0p is one of just a handful of threat actors that have developed a Linux version. While Linux has a tiny footprint in desktop computing, it runs ~80% of web servers and a substantial portion of embedded devices used in the healthcare field – and this means that Cl0p is likely actively recruiting new talent to help improve their platform and expand the scope of what and whom they can attack.
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