If you are someone who is regularly updated on Formula 1 and its news, you have probably downloaded the official F1 app on your phone. Consumers of the app can usually find race reminders or breaking news in their notification bars. However, this was not the case on Saturday. A very confusing “foo” followed by a sly “Hmmm, I should check my security .. :)” was part of the app’s push notifications.
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The F1 community was quick with the memes and tweets. The simplicity and redundancy of the word “foo” took everyone by storm. Many question the hacker’s vast array of possibilities of what they could have set up, but stick to something as stupidly funny as ‘foo’.
Whoever hacked the F1 app could have wreaked havoc with Russell to Merc.
Instead, he chose to be immortalized in memes with foo.
– form acers (@ form acers_) July 3, 2021
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Formula 1 confirmed that their systems have been breached and that they have started an immediate review of their services. F1 released a statement: “Formula 1 became aware of an incident in which the F1 App Push Notification Service was compromised. We immediately took steps to suspend and secure the service and review the applicable security procedures. “
They also assured users that no personal information was leaked as a result of the hack.
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The final F1 stage of the triple header
Everyone is back at the Red Bull Ring in Austria to crown the season’s triple header. Max Verstappen has won the last two races and wants to drink the champagne this Sunday too. The Red Bull have shown promising pace and could result in a hat trick for the Dutchman. Another exciting news was that Lando Norris got on the front row alongside Verstappen when he missed the first pole by just 0.048 seconds.
The second racing bull started from P3 as Sergio Perez is holding the two Mercedes back behind him. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton may not be too happy with his position on the grid and will certainly push forward with whatever he has.
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The 2021 season has brought us some exciting races so far and if we throw the papaya into the mix the race is sure to be competitive. Or in other words: foo.
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