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The FIA has admitted that its driver categorisation platform was briefly compromised earlier this year when ethical hackers found a security flaw.
Earlier this year, the FIA’s driver categorisation platform was briefly compromised due to a security flaw discovered by ethical hackers, resulting in the exposure of some driver data, including Max Verstappen’s passport details. The breach was identified by cybersecurity specialists Gal Nagli, Sam Curry, and Ian Carroll, who accessed the FIA’s Driver Categorisation website to manage licence grades. Despite occurring several months ago, the researchers publicly shared their findings this week, emphasizing their ethical intentions. By signing up for the FIA’s online portal and analyzing the website’s JavaScript, the trio was able to switch their role to administrator, gaining access to driver classifications. The FIA responded promptly by taking the portal offline, collaborating with the researchers, and fully implementing a fix by mid-June, ensuring data security measures were intact. Lewis Hamilton, when informed of the breach, expressed surprise but remained unconcerned, stating that the FIA did not have much information on him.
