July 3, 2024 at 12:00PM
FIA, the international auto racing governing body, revealed unauthorized access to personal data in a phishing attack. It has informed data protection regulators and implemented additional security measures. However, specific details regarding the breach, affected individuals, and stolen data remain undisclosed. The organization emphasized its commitment to data protection and continuous review of security systems.
Based on the meeting notes, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has reported that attackers gained unauthorized access to personal data after compromising several FIA email accounts in a phishing attack. The FIA took immediate action to rectify the issues and notified the Swiss and French data protection regulators of the incident. They have also implemented additional security measures to prevent similar attacks in the future and expressed regret for any concern caused to affected individuals. However, they have not disclosed the exact timeline of the breach, the number of individuals affected, or the specific data exposed or stolen. Additionally, BleepingComputer reached out to the FIA for further information, but a response was not immediately available.