There is the possibility of a compromise of an external third-party infrastructure.
Atos has issued a final statement, denying any compromise or claims of ransomware.
In a statement issued today, Atos definitively confirmed that it has not been compromised by the ransomware group Space Bears, and any allegations of a compromise of the Atos organisation are unfounded.
“No infrastructure managed by Atos was breached, no source code accessed, and no Atos IP or Atos proprietary data exposed,” it declared.
No Evidence
In previous statements issued on December 28th and 29th, Atos said an initial analysis did not show any evidence of any compromise or ransomware affecting any Atos/Eviden systems in any country. It also said that no ransom demand had been received to-date.
“Nevertheless, Atos takes such allegations very seriously. Its cybersecurity team is actively investigating the situation and updates will be provided if there is any change to the information above,” it said in the 29th statement.
Third Party
However whilst Atos has insisted that it has been compromised, it may be the case that an external third-party infrastructure, unconnected to Atos, has been compromised by the Space Bears ransomware group.
“This infrastructure contained data mentioning the Atos company name, but is not managed nor secured by Atos,” it said.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
