Ferrari Hit in Ransomware Attack
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
Estimated Cost
Cost of ransomware attack is undetermined at this time.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified