Dealership employee accused of stealing $1M in fake towing scheme
Francisco Ortiz is accused of creating a fake company that billed Miller Motorcars for towing 873 vehicles over 10 months last year......»»
CDK cyberattack will add to dealership regulatory stresses
The FTC Safeguards Rule requires dealerships and other financial institutions to notify the agency after it discovers a security breach involving the information of at least 500 customers......»»
CDK Global: Most core dealership management system functionality has been restored following cyberattack
The DMS giant said it shut down most of its systems to contain problems as it works to address the issue and restore service......»»
Asbury lawsuits allege negligence in 2023 data breach at dealership group
Former Asbury Automotive Group Inc. employees are among the seven plaintiffs who have sued the dealership group, accusing it of negligence after an alleged December 2023 cybersecurity breach......»»
Dealership group celebrates apprentice technicians with signing ceremonies
To celebrate students who choose to become auto repair technicians — as well as raise the profile of such careers — Carter Myers Automotive partners with high schools in its stores' markets to hold signing ceremonies for those students......»»
CDK Global cyberattack shuts down most dealership systems nationwide
The DMS giant said it shut down most of its systems to contain problems as it works to address the issue and restore service......»»
Threat actor claims to have breached Apple, allegedly stealing source code of several internal tools
Notorious threat actor IntelBroker, who previously claimed responsibility for other high-profile data breaches, including those of U.S. government systems in April, allegedly leaked the source code of several internal tools used at Apple via a post o.....»»
Clever macOS malware delivery campaign targets cryptocurrency users
Cryptocurrency users are being targeted with legitimate-looking but fake apps that deliver information-stealing malware instead, Recorded Future’s researchers are warning. The threat actor behind this complex scheme is going after both Windows.....»»
Dealership group celebrates apprentice technicians with signing ceremony at their high school
To celebrate students who choose to become auto repair technicians — as well as raise the profile of such careers — Carter Myers Automotive partners with high schools in its stores' markets to hold signing ceremonies for those students......»»
Service teams avert cat-astrophe
Dealership service departments are used to customers complaining their engine is making knocking or pinging sounds. But the service crew at West Herr Chevrolet of East Syracuse in New York recently heard a different engine complaint. "A customer p.....»»
Insurance companies seek legal protection if dealership group is guilty of overcharging customers
Two insurance companies have sued to limit their liability for defending and indemnifying a Pennsylvania dealership group that faces a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly overcharging customers of four New Jersey stores for fees......»»
Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices
Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Meta got hit Tuesday with a lawsuit alleging that the company knowingly.....»»
Whatever you do, don’t click this error if you see it pop up
Hackers are showing users fake error messages from Chrome, OneDrive and Microsoft Word and a fake fix to get them to install malware......»»
NinjaOne MDM provides visibility and control over mobile devices
NinjaOne has expanded its platform with mobile device management (MDM). The new solution increases employee productivity and reduces complexity, risk, and costs for IT teams by managing Android and Apple mobile devices and endpoints within a single,.....»»
Medibank breach: Security failures revealed (lack of MFA among them)
The 2022 Medibank data breach / extortion attack perpetrated by the REvil ransomware group started by the attackers leveraging login credentials stolen from a private computer of an employee of a Medibank’s IT contractor. According to a stateme.....»»
Staggering $300 discount hits Apple"s M2 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
The steep $300 discount drops the upgraded M2 15-inch MacBook Air with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD to $1,399.Save $300 on a popular MacBook Air config.We're following a new sale at B&H today, with the 15-inch MacBook Air stealing the spotlight due to a.....»»
"Is Toyota OK?" Shareholders criticize automaker amid ongoing scandal; Toyoda, board reappointed
Toyota shareholders at the annual meeting hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal, grilled the board about its oversight of the business and even accused Chairman Akio Toyoda of treating motorsports as his personal.....»»
"Is Toyota OK?" Shareholders criticize automaker amid ongoing scandal; Toyoda, board reappointed
Toyota shareholders at the annual meeting hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal, grilled the board about its oversight of the business and even accused Chairman Akio Toyoda of treating motorsports as his personal.....»»
Mercedes denied right of first refusal request by Ill. vehicle board
Mercedes-Benz cannot exercise a purported right of first refusal to demand an Illinois dealer apportion the sales price of a three-franchise dealership he's selling, the state Motor Vehicle Review Board ruled......»»
FTC jumped the gun with CARS Rule, dealer groups tell court
The National Automobile Dealers Association and Texas Automobile Dealers Association are continuing to press the argument the Federal Trade Commission jumped the gun and failed to follow proper rulemaking process with its new dealership regulations......»»
Companies are cracking down on mouse jigglers
Well Fargo has fired over a dozen employees for using mouse jigglers to fake productivity......»»