NASCAR faces $4M ransom demand by notorious hackers after FBI warning

NASCAR is reportedly the victim of a cyber attack orchestrated by the Medusa ransomware gang , which is demanding a whopping $4 million ransom or claiming it will leak sensitive information.

According to Hackread.com , the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was one of several companies listed on the hackers dark web leak site.

The perpetrators of the alleged attack claim to have exfiltrated 1,038.70 GB of sensitive data and are looking to be paid $4 million to not publicize it.

In apparent screenshots of the dark web page posted to social media, a timer on their portal is actively counting down from 10 days.

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Amongst the information allegedly leaked is a mix of corporate branding materials, facility maps, spreadsheets with employee contact details, and what looks like internal notes and photographs, as well as "detailed maps of raceway grounds, email addresses, names and titles of staff, and credential-related info, which suggests a real compromise of operational and logistical data." Sign up to our NASCAR newsletter here.

Leaked photos from Medusa Hack (via u/WalkingDucka) https://t.co/YOU85KWUKh #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Difn9fDC2D r/NASCAR on Reddit (@NASCARonReddit) April 9, 2025 Though NASCAR has yet to comment or confirm the reported hacking, Hackread claims that McFarland Commercial Insurance Services, Bridgebank Ltd, and Pulse Urgent Care have additionally had their information stolen.

Organizations across the nation were reportedly warned by the FBI and CIA about Medusa ransomware attacks last month.

Companies were encouraged to increase their web security through safety precautions, including setting up a two-factor authentication system.

Per On3 , NASCAR has already been the target of two hacking schemes during the 2025 season.

During a recent Cup Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway , a fan managed to cut into the races official radio and shout a series of pleas directed at NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer .

In a second hacking incident, the official NASCAR X - formerly known as Twitter - account was broken into, with the culprit attempting to promote a crypto coin to the pages 3.6 million followers.The post was swiftly taken down, along with a similar message shared to the NBAs account.

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Taking to social media, droves of NASCAR fans attempted to downplay the latest hacking scheme allegedly pulled off by Medusa ransomware gang - insisting that the handful of documents already made public didnt contain valuable information.

Looks like they got an incident report from a golf cart, some track contacts and some maps.

I dont think nascar is going to get harmed from this one lol, one X user wrote, with another adding: Omg these hackers have done irreparable damage to the sport.

Now everyone knows the name of the shade of blue in the nascar logo.

A third chimed in: The map of a former speedway has great value.

These hackers are going to find out the information they stole ain't worth s---..

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