Ferrari confirmed earlier today that some internal documents had been posted online and the Italian luxury sports carmaker is working to identify how this had happened.
In a recent emailed statement, Ferrari added that the company will implement all the appropriate actions as needed.
The Italian side explained that for the moment it had no evidence of a breach of its systems or ransomware, and added that there had been no disruption to its business and operations.
Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera quoted the Red Hot Cyber website and stated that Ferrari had been the victim of a cyber attack, as seven gigabytes of documents, including internal ones, datasheets and repair handbooks, had been made public.
It added the alleged attack had been carried out by RansomEXX cyber gang. Details of the alleged cyberattack emerged four days after the company’s racing division announced a new partnership with cybersecurity company Bitdefender. The Romanian company has become Ferrari’s cybersecurity partner, and as part of the deal the automaker will “explore and assess Bitdefender cybersecurity products and services to incorporate them into its business”.
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“We are pleased to embark on this new partnership with Bitdefender, with whom we share values such as the highest level of technological efficiency, striving for excellence in performance and a culture of security,” Scuderia Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto said last week.
If this latest attack proves to be real, it will be the second time Ferrari has been targeted by cybercriminals in 2022. A few months ago, Ferrari announced an agreement with Swiss blockchain company Velas Network with the goal of creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for fans, as a form of digital merchandising. However, a subdomain belonging to Ferrari was hijacked and used to host an NFT scam for several months before it was eventually removed.
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