According to Malwarebytes, the Conduent data breach may be the
biggest third-party breach in history.
You may have never heard of Conduent.
Estimates of Texas residents affected recently jumped from 4 million to 15.4 million. Current estimated number of Texas residents: 31 million.
What does Conduent do? Services for a major portion of US public services and corporate back-office work.
State benefit programs such as Medicaid, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program), and other government payment disbursements in more
than 30 states.
Mailroom, printing, and payment processing for state benefit offices
and healthcare programs, including large health insurers like Blue Cross plans.
Corporate services for major employers, including at least one large
automotive manufacturer; nearly 17,000 Volvo Group employees are
confirmed among those whose data was exposed.
What was stolen:
Full legal names, postal addresses, and dates of birth
Social Security numbers and other government identifiers
Medical Information, health insurance details, and related claims data
Conduent is a service provider of service providers, so you many not recognize the name. Thus notifications of this breach may not trigger your alerts, notifications, or filings.
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