Verstappen’s personal data exposed by hackers

Max Verstappen

Formula One's ruling body on Thursday confirmed it had suffered a cyber security breach in which personal details of drivers including Max Verstappen were exposed by hackers.

The FIA said the incident had taken place "over the summer," and steps had been taken to secure the data. The breach related to the FIA Driver Categorisation website in which the hackers were able to find information including passport numbers and personal contact details for nearly 7000 drivers.

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