Maritz Holdings Inc. v. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION MARITZ HOLDINGS INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:18-CV-826 CDP ) COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY ) SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER In 2016 and 2017, plaintiff Maritz Holdings was the victim of phishing cyberattacks which led to unknown perpetrators obtaining over $12 million dollars’ worth of reward gift cards. An investigation into the 2017 cyberattack allegedly revealed a connection to account credentials that Maritz had issued to employees of its IT services provider, defendant…