According to people familiar with the matter, earlier this year, cybersecurity researchers reminded Ford that its internal system full of sensitive and proprietary information had loopholes that could not withstand the threat of cyber attacks. The company later strengthened cybersecurity measures to ensure customers and employees The security of records avoids large-scale data leakage.
The Ford website allows online security researchers to access confidential company records, databases, and confidential customer information. Ford spokesperson TR. Reid said: Based on the evidence provided to Ford and our internal investigations, we do not believe that any sensitive personal information about employees or customers has been accessed or leaked in this incident. It was discovered and dealt with a month ago. The safety and trust of customers and employees is the top priority of our Ford cybersecurity team and process.
Cybersecurity experts are widely regarded as friendly hackers (white hat hackers) around the world. They discovered worrying problems in Ford’s internal network system in the first quarter of this year. But Ax Sharma, a cybersecurity expert in London, said that Ford has never officially stated whether there are data breaches in its systems.
Sharma has been writing articles about the incident. He said: They waited six months to disclose this news. Whether there is a data breach, is not the point. You usually announce the results of the investigation on HackerOne, and HackerOne is A platform for researchers to report things to the company under safe conditions.
Ford never officially disclosed this. They were silent, Sharma said.
