The governing body of Formula 1 and other major motorsports, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), suffered a cyberattack after employees fell for a phishing scheme.
The attackers used a phishing attack to trick FIA staff into giving up their credentials, and this led to unauthorized access to two FIA email accounts.
As a result of that phishing attack, hackers gained unauthorized access to at least two FIA email accounts containing personal data. The FIA acknowledged the breach, cut off the unauthorized access quickly, and informed the relevant French and Swiss data protection regulators.
However, the article notes there are no public details yet about exactly what data was stolen, who carried out the attack, how many people were affected, or whether any ransom was demanded.
