F1 NEWS: FIA CYBERSECURITY BREACH EXPOSES MOTORSPORT COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body for global motorsports including Formula 1, has experienced a significant cybersecurity breach. A phishing attack compromised two email accounts, leading to unauthorized access to personal data.
Upon discovering the breach, the FIA quickly terminated the unauthorized access and reported the incident to data protection authorities in France and Switzerland. However, the organization has not yet revealed the specifics of the stolen data, the extent of the breach, or the number of individuals affected.
In a press release regarding the security breach, the FIA confirmed recent phishing attacks resulted in “unauthorized access to personal data contained in two email accounts belonging to the FIA.”
“The FIA took all actions to rectify the issues, notably in cutting the illegitimate accesses in a very short time, once it became aware of the incidents and notified the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (the French data protection regulator), and the Préposé Fédéral à la Protection des Données et à la Transparence (the Swiss data protection regulator)."
This cyberattack appears to be part of a larger phishing campaign targeting the motorsport community, indicating that the FIA may not be the only entity impacted.
This incident comes just before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Standings with 237 points, followed by Lando Norris with 156 points and Charles Leclerc with 150 points. Red Bull continues to dominate the Constructors' Championship with 355 points, ahead of Ferrari and McLaren, which have 291 and 268 points, respectively.
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