Ferrari Hit in Ransomware Attack

March 24, 2023

INCIDENT

Italian sports car giant, Ferrari S.p.A., reported Monday it suffered a ransomware attack affecting client details, but did not affect operations, officials said in an advisory.
The car company said it had been “recently contacted by a threat actor with a ransom demand related to certain client contact details. Upon receipt of the ransom demand, we immediately started an investigation in collaboration with a leading global third-party cybersecurity firm.”
In working with the third-party firm, they were able to confirm the stolen data was legitimate.

Incident Date

March 20, 2023

Location

Italy

Estimated Cost

Cost of ransomware attack is undetermined at this time.

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified

Industries

Automotive

Impacts

IT