The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the governing body of Formula 1 racing since the 1950s, says attackers gained access to personal data after several of its email accounts were compromised in a phishing.
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The FIA, founded in 1904 as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR), is a non-profit international association that coordinates many motor racing championships, including Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship (WRC).
It also brings together 242 member organizations from 147 countries on five continents and controls the FIA Foundation, which promotes and funds research into road safety.
" Recent incidents following phishing attacks led to unauthorized access to personal data contained in two email accounts belonging to the FIA ," the agency said on Wednesday
«The FIA took all necessary actions to correct the issues, in particular by stopping the illegal accesses within a very short period of time, once it became aware of the incidents».
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The FIA says it has informed the Préposé Fédéral à la Protection des Données et à la Transparency (the Swiss data protection regulator) and the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (the French data protection regulator) about the incident.
Formula 1's governing body has also taken additional security measures to rule out similar data breaches in the future and said it "regrets any concern caused to the affected individuals."
"We take our data protection and information security obligations very seriously and are constantly reviewing our systems to ensure they are robust, in the context of evolving cybercrime ," the FIA added.
The organization has not yet disclosed when the breach was detected, how many people's personal information was compromised, and what sensitive data was exposed or stolen in the incident.
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In today’s digital age, data breaches, such as the one at the Formula 1 governing body, have become an increasingly prevalent threat to both individuals and organizations. A data breach occurs when sensitive, confidential or proprietary information is compromised, disclosed or stolen by unauthorized individuals. The consequences of such a breach can be severe, including financial loss, identity theft and damage to an organization’s reputation. Companies must invest in strong cybersecurity measures, conduct regular security audits and educate their employees on best practices to mitigate the risk of a data breach. Ensuring data protection not only protects privacy but also maintains the trust of customers and stakeholders.
Source: bleepingcomputer
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