The luxury car manufacturer Ferrari has announced that it was the target of a cyberattack targeting the confidential data of certain customers around the world and that it received a ransom demand.
Ferrari "
recently received a ransom demand regarding certain contact details of its customers
," the manufacturer said in a statement Monday evening.
The hackers "
had access to certain data relating to our customers such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, but not to bank details
", a Ferrari spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“
To our knowledge, nothing has been disclosed on the internet at this time.
We are monitoring the situation very closely
,” he added.
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“
As a matter of principle, Ferrari will not agree
” to pay a ransom, “
because paying such demands would finance criminal activities and allow threat actors to perpetuate their attacks
,” the manufacturer points out.
This cyberattack “
has had no impact on the operations of our company
”, assures Ferrari.
Upon receipt of the ransom demand, “
we immediately launched an investigation in cooperation with a leading international cybersecurity company
” and “
informed the competent authorities
”, adds the manufacturer.
CEO Benedetto Vigna sent a letter to customers of the prestigious Prancing Horse brand informing them of the incident.
The manufacturer delivered a total of 13,221 cars worldwide last year, up 18.5%.
