New case of cyber attack. On this occasion the victim has been a highly prestigious automobile company: Ferrari. The Italian firm has suffered an attack on its computer system in the last few hours to steal its data.
The network hackers sent the company a note demanding a ransom to return some of the stolen information, including data about their customers. And, of course, taking into account the exclusivity of the brand, these are solvent people. However, after informing the competent authorities, the company has indicated that it will not succumb to any blackmail.
“In accordance with its corporate policy, Ferrari will not accept any ransom request, as this would finance criminal activities and allow the authors of the threats to perpetuate their attacks,” the company, which has suffered cyberattacks before, said in a statement. although none as important as this one.
The Maranello house is a very attractive target for cybercriminals trying to steal information: in this case relating to customer contact details, but in general also for their designs, products and patents, which are highly valuable on the market.
Ferrari’s activities have not been blocked and regular work continues with the automobile company, which has immediately launched an investigation into the attack in collaboration with a leading global cybersecurity firm. The “rancing horse” company immediately informed customers about the possible exposure of their data.
The cast of Ferrari car owners includes celebrities and businessmen. In addition, as in other luxury brands, the company ‘chooses’ the people who can buy their sports cars. This means that having a lot of money does not necessarily mean that you can buy one of their copies. In fact, there is an urban legend that Ferrari has a blacklist with the names of the celebrities who have access to the universe of the brand.
The brand ensures that it takes the issue of confidentiality very seriously and understands the importance of what happened. “We have partnered with experts to further strengthen our systems and we are confident that they are robust,” he said in the statement.
This computer incident occurred days after the Italian firm presented its latest creation: the Ferrari Roma Spider, a fabulous convertible sports car with a retractable canvas top that develops 620 CV of power. This four-seater 2 2 car (the rear ones are testimonial) reaches a top of 320 km/h and accelerates from zero to one hundred in just 3.4 seconds.
Although the official price for Spain has not been announced, it is possible that it is around 300,000 euros. Although this is a high number, the model has a long list of interested customers.
