Cognizant Hit by coinbasecartel Ransomware Group
Cognizant, a multinational IT and professional services company, fell victim to a ransomware attack by the coinbasecartel group. The data breach was discovered on April 15, 2026, with the breach date also listed as April 15, 2026. Infostealer activity detected by HudsonRock indicated compromised employees and users.
Cognizant
- Domain
- cognizant.com
- Sector
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Signals
- 1 linked
Signal context
First seen: Apr 15, 2026
Last updated: Jul 3, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Ransomware attack by coinbasecartel group.
- Breach and discovery date: April 15, 2026.
- Infostealer activity detected, showing compromised employees and users.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality, Availability
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 4 signals in the same sector
- 100 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Ransomware Group coinbasecartel Hits: Cognizant - HookPhishhttps://www.hookphish.com/blog/ransomware-group-coinbasecartel-hits-cognizant/Public source from hookphish.com.
Victim: Cognizant - Ransomware.livehttps://www.ransomware.live/id/Q29nbml6YW50QGNvaW5iYXNlY2FydGVsPublic source from ransomware.live.
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