Ferrari Hit in Ransomware Attack

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.

Estimated Cost

Cost of ransomware attack is undetermined at this time.

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IT