“Denial is not a river in Egypt”
We start this week’s summary with a famous quote from Mark Twain, and our theme is “denial.”
We know that the majority of companies have experienced some form of ransomware attack. According to a Telus survey published in 2022, “cyber-attacks are on the rise in Canada, with 98 per cent of Canadian organizations reporting a cyberattack in the last 12 months.”
Who do we trust when attackers claim to have had a successful ransomware attack, but the company denies that the attack was successful?
This week, two major companies both issued denials in the face of ransomware gangs claiming they have successfully attacked the company, and who post evidence of stolen data to prove their claim?
Walmart denies attack by Yanluowang gang
Walmart has denied being attacked with ransomware by the Yanluowang gang, although the gang claimed to have encrypted thousands of computers.