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Cognizant Technology Solutions

TechnologyUnited States of America

Cognizant Technology Solutions is a technology organisation in United States of America. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register and the California Attorney General breach-notification register with 6 confirmed incidents; the most recent notice was filed on June 24, 2020.

Headquarters
Teaneck, United States
Employees
266,200 (as of 2016)
ISIN
US1924461023
LEI
5493006IEVQEFQO40L83
Wikidata
Q1107035

Data as of September 12, 2026.

Confirmed incident

US-MA

Disclosed
June 24, 2020

Timeline

  1. June 24, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 57 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US-CA

Occurred
April 9, 2020
Disclosed
June 17, 2020

Timeline

  1. June 17, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
What a California notice means

Governed by Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

Unverified claim

US — Ransomware Attack

This is an unverified claim — it has allegedly happened to this organisation, as posted by a source below, but has not been confirmed by a regulator, a court filing or the organisation’s own disclosure.

Timeline

  1. April 17, 2020
    Claimed by threat actor (unverified) Claim

    Ransomware leak-site claim (ransomware_live)

    source
Unverified claim

US — Ransomware Attack

This is an unverified claim — it has allegedly happened to this organisation, as posted by a source below, but has not been confirmed by a regulator, a court filing or the organisation’s own disclosure.

Timeline

  1. June 29, 2023
    Claimed by threat actor (unverified) Claim

    Ransomware leak-site claim (ransomware_live)

    source
Unverified claim

US — Ransomware Attack

This is an unverified claim — it has allegedly happened to this organisation, as posted by a source below, but has not been confirmed by a regulator, a court filing or the organisation’s own disclosure.

Timeline

  1. June 1, 2022
    Claimed by threat actor (unverified) Claim

    Ransomware leak-site claim (ransomware_live)

    source
Unverified claim

US — Ransomware Attack

This is an unverified claim — it has allegedly happened to this organisation, as posted by a source below, but has not been confirmed by a regulator, a court filing or the organisation’s own disclosure.

Timeline

  1. April 15, 2026
    Claimed by threat actor (unverified) Claim

    Ransomware leak-site claim (ransomware_live)

    source