Lu Long, Chief Information Security Scientist of Weilai Automobile and head of the Information Security Committee, issued an announcement on Weilai's official community. On December 11, 2022, Weilai received an external email claiming to have internal data of Weilai and blackmailed them with leaked data. 2.25 million US dollars (currently about 15.705 million yuan) equivalent in bitcoin. After receiving the extortion email, the company set up a special team to investigate and respond on the same day, and reported the incident to the relevant regulatory authorities as soon as possible. After preliminary investigation, the stolen data is some basic user information and vehicle sales information before August 2021.