Hackers steal Weilai Motor's user information and vehicle sales data, and are blackmailing this Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer.
According to Bloomberg, Weilai Automobile announced on Tuesday (December 20) that a email received an email this month, and the other party asked Weilai Automobile to pay a Bit of $ 2.25 million (S $ 3.04 million)Coins, otherwise the stolen data will be leaked.After internal surveys, the stolen data and sales information of some users before August 2021.
Weilai issued a statement saying that stealing or trading such data is illegal and criminal acts. The company severely condemns this and resolutely does not bow to the Internet criminal act.EssenceWeilai Automobile promised to be responsible for losses caused by this incident.
Data security issues have become concerns about car manufacturers and their suppliers.During a network attack in August, hackers stole the data of about 40TB of German automotive component manufacturers.According to the German Business Daily last month, the stolen data may include information related to customers, Mercedes-Benz and BMW-related customers of mainland groups.
