Conduent confirms outage was due to a cybersecurity incident

Cybersecurity Incident - Conduent, a U S government contractor providing technology for services like child support and food assistance, confirmed a recent outage was caused by a cybersecurity incident [1] - The disruption left some U S residents without access to support payments, though the company did not confirm if the outage was related to a system compromise [1] - Conduent spokesperson Sean Collins stated the incident was contained and all systems have been restored, emphasizing the importance of system integrity and functionality [2] - The company declined to provide further details, including whether any data exfiltration occurred [2]