IT services giants Cognizant is reportedly hit by a ransomware Maze.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which has more than 30,000 employees reportedly is the recent victim.
“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 in a statement. “Our internal security teams, supplemented by leading cyber defense firms, are actively taking steps to contain this incident.”
However, Hackers linked to Maze have denied involvement in the attack on Cognizant, according to computer security blog BleepingComputer.
According to Brett Callow, a threat analyst at Emisoft, “The group could simply be A/B testing alternative negotiating strategies to see whether permitting companies to control the release of information, at least during the early stages, results in better outcomes.”
Callow said in an email, “At this point in time, groups are likely not finding it so easy to extort money from companies as many are financially distressed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
It is to be noted that in January, FBI provided a warning to all US companies about the Maze.
The alleged targets of Maze have included the city of Pensacola in Florida, cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb Ltd. and Canadian construction company Bird Construction Inc., according to various media reports. The Maze group has claimed to post files from all three companies on its website.
