Conduent—Conduent data breach exposed personal data of 25+ million Americans including SSNs and medical records
Ransomware attack in January 2025 on government contractor Conduent exposed data of over 25 million individuals across multiple states: 15.4 million in Texas (initially disclosed as 4 million), 10.5 million in Oregon, plus hundreds of thousands in Delaware, Massachusetts, and other states. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, medical records, health insurance info, and treatment history. Ransomware gang 'Safeway/SafePay' stole 8+ TB of data. Texas AG Ken Paxton called it potentially the 'largest healthcare data breach in US history.' 10+ class action lawsuits filed.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Data Security | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.966 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.64)
Evidence (2 signals)
Conduent breach confirmed to affect 25+ million people, attributed to Safepay ransomware gang
The Conduent data breach was confirmed to affect more than 25 million people, up from the initially reported 10 million. The breach was attributed to the Safepay ransomware gang.
Texas disclosed 15.4 million affected by Conduent breach, up from earlier 4 million estimate
Texas revised its estimate of affected residents from 4 million to 15.4 million - nearly half the state's population. Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating what may be the 'largest healthcare data breach in US history.' Ransomware gang SafePay claimed responsibility and threatened to publish 8+ TB of stolen data.