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Vehicle lessee, Asbury employee sue CDK after cyberattacks

An Asbury Automotive Group Inc. employee and a consumer who leased a vehicle from a CDK Global dealership have joined other plaintiffs suing CDK in connection with the June cyberattacks on the company's dealership management systems......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsJun 27th, 2024

CDK"s DMS reboot makes progress, but will customers forgive?

The dealership management system provider is continuing a phased effort to bring customers back online after two cyberattacks led to a shutdown June 19......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 29th, 2024

CDK continues rebooting, but will customers forgive it?

The dealership management system provider is continuing a phased effort to bring customers back online after two cyberattacks led to a shutdown June 19......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

How to use Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18 to reduce motion sickness

Introduced in the latest developer beta of iOS 18, Vehicle Motion Cues cuts down motion sickness while you're reading your iPhone when travelling. Here's how to turn it on.Dots along the sides of the iPhone slide up and down the screen along with the.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

Polestar reports growing red ink for 2023 as EV demand slows

The electric-vehicle maker had repeatedly delayed reporting results because of accounting issues. Net losses widened to $1.17 billion from $481.5 million in 2022......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

Cyberattacks at dealer management system provider CDK Global have delayed some dealership acquisitions, buy-sell brokers say

Cyberattacks at dealer management system provider CDK Global have delayed some dealership acquisitions, buy-sell brokers say......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

Outage from CDK cyberattacks could cost dealers $1 billion, study says

Anderson Economic Group said affected dealers could be out about $600 million after two weeks and could lose roughly $1 billion if the dealer management system shutdown lasts until the July 4 holiday weekend. Its calculations include estimated losses.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

Second set of dealerships, public retailer brought back online after CDK cyberattacks

CDK Global said it brought a second small set of dealer customers back online as well as one of its large public dealership groups late June 27......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 28th, 2024

Vehicle lessee, Asbury employee sue CDK after cyberattacks

An Asbury Automotive Group Inc. employee and a consumer who leased a vehicle from a CDK Global dealership have joined other plaintiffs suing CDK in connection with the June cyberattacks on the company's dealership management systems......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

CDK cyberattacks delay dealership acquisition closings

Cyberattacks at dealer management system provider CDK Global have delayed some dealership acquisitions, buy-sell brokers say......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

Ill. auto body shop sues CDK Global in U.S. court, alleging business disruption after cyberattacks

The federal lawsuit filed against CDK Global in Illinois by Jay Kay Collision Center requests class-action status and views dealerships as part of a potential group of plaintiffs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

CDK begins DMS restoration with reboot test after cyberattacks amid sales disruption, litigation

The fallout from the crisis is spreading with analysts now expecting the outage to ding June U.S. sales and with litigation piling up in federal court. DMS audits are expected......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

CDK begins DMS restoration with reboot test 9 days after cyberattacks amid sales disruption, litigation

The fallout from the crisis is spreading with analysts now expecting the outage to ding June U.S. sales and with litigation piling up in federal court. DMS audits are expected......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

New ransomware, infostealers pose growing risk in 2024

BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks (37,000 per day) in the first quarter of 2024. Between January and March 2024, BlackBerry detected 630,000 malicious hashes, representing a 40% increase from its previous reporting period. 60%.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 27th, 2024

As repair costs rise, so does popularity of service drive financing

The cost of a vehicle repair is rising; therefore, so is the chance of customers getting hit with a hefty service department bill. To ensure they don't decline the work and to help them afford the repair, more dealerships are offering buy now, pay la.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Cofense enhances PhishMe to identify engagement and resilience gaps across all employee levels

Cofense unveiled new enhancements to its PhishMe Employee Security Awareness Training (SAT) Platform. The latest addition, Employee Engagement Index, is set to transform how organizations manage email security risks. The introduction of the Employee.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 26th, 2024

Lease customer, former dealership employee sue CDK over breach

A Marin County, Calif., car dealer's lease customer and a former auto dealership employee from Florida have filed lawsuits against CDK Global in connection with the cyberattacks experienced by the dealership management system provider in June......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

CDK Global cyberattack has AutoCanada using "manual and alternative processes"

Canada’s only publicly traded dealership group is among the thousands of other auto retailers across North America grappling with the shutdown of its dealership management system (DMS) following the CDK Global cyberattacks on June 19. .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

Ford recalls more than 500,000 F-150s due to issue with powertrain control module

Ford is recalling 552,188 F-150s due to an issue with the powertrain control module that could unintentionally downshift the vehicle into first gear......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

More than 95% of Americans want to own their vehicle data, survey says

The findings suggest a difficult road ahead for manufacturers, insurance companies and other data brokers that have been banking on a veritable laundry list of uses for consumer data......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

Largest public dealer groups grapple with CDK ransomware attack as outage lingers

Asbury, Lithia, AutoNation and Group 1 said they are facing disruptions but took immediate steps to minimize the impact once they were notified. Asbury said its operations have been affected by the cyber incident and will continue to be until it is r.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024