Ferrari under hacker attack. All the details
Ferrari subject to a cyber attack. The Maranello company reports that the ransomware attack exposed customers' names and emails but did not impact the company's operations. The company has no plans to pay the ransom
Ferrari suffered a hacker attack.
The Maranello house has informed its customers that it has been the subject of a cyber attack. In an email, the company headed by Benedetto Vigna revealed that hackers were able to gain access to "a limited number of IT systems", with the act of cybernetic piracy which led to the exposure of customer data.
The perpetrators of the cyber attack have demanded a ransom for this information, which Ferrari does not intend to pay as accepting it "would finance criminal activity". Finally, the group highlighted that its business was not affected by the accident.
Already last October internal documents of the Maranello car manufacturer had been published in an alleged attack claimed by RansomEXX. But at the time the Casa del Cavallino Rampante denied the violation of the systems. This time, however, it was Ferrari who confirmed the attack late yesterday evening, after informing the competent authorities. The company "immediately launched an investigation in collaboration with a leading global cybersecurity firm," it said.
All the details.
NO REFUND WILL BE PAID
Ferrari suffered a cyber attack and received a ransom note related to some contact details of its customers.
"In line with its corporate policy, Ferrari will not accept any ransom requests as agreeing to such requests would finance criminal activities and allow threat authors to perpetuate their attacks" clarified the company which has already suffered cyber attacks in the past, even if they are absolutely not comparable to this, reports Ansa .
FERRARI'S POSITION ON THE HACKER ATTACK
“The Maranello company is a very attractive target for cybercriminals who try to steal information: in this case relating to customer contact details, but in general, designs, products and patents, which are very valuable on the market, can also be tempted. Unlike recent cases involving other companies, Ferrari's operations have not been blocked and in fact the blackmail request does not concern the company's business which continues regularly” added the company note.
Furthermore – he explains – we have informed the competent authorities and we are sure that they will do everything in their power in carrying out the investigations ". Of course, information to customers, the target of computer pirates, was among the first moves of the Maranello company.
DATA EXFILTERED
"In the belief that the best course of action is to inform our customers – says the company – we have notified our customers of the potential exposure of their data and the nature of the event". "Ferrari treats the issue of the confidentiality of its customers very seriously – underlines the company – and understands the importance of what happened".
“Certain data about our customers has been exposed, including names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers,” Chief Executive Benedetto Vigna said Monday in a message to customers viewed by Bloomberg News . Typically, in a ransomware attack, a victim's computer files are encrypted by parties who require payment to unlock them.
"No payment details, bank account numbers or details of Ferrari cars owned or ordered were stolen, and the breach had no impact on the automaker's operations," the automaker added in a statement read by Bloomberg .
Finally, “we have collaborated with experts to further strengthen our systems, of whose solidity we are confident” concluded Ferrari.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/ferrari-sotto-attacco-hacker-tutti-i-dettagli/ on Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:13:46 +0000.