Securing Automotive Transactions Preventing Software Breaches at Dealerships

Dozens of metro Detroit car dealers impacted by cyberattack on software company ... A cyberattack on a little-known company to most Americans is ... U.S. auto dealers grappled with a cyberattack-led software outage on Monday, forcing many to revert to manual paperwork as car industry ... The car dealership software vendor discovered a cyberattack June 19 and has told customers it will restore systems within days. More than a week after CDK Global's shutdown upended operations for thousands of car dealerships, the software provider said it is in the process of restoring ... "I think what's crazy about this breach is the magnitude. We've had ... CDK Global is an auto dealer software company. Dealers use this ... CDK Global “dominates its market by a wide margin”, according to analysts, meaning a large portion of American dealers rely on its software ... A hacking incident involving software company CDK Global reportedly caused an ongoing system shutdown for 15000 auto dealers across the United States. This might also set back car buying ion the near future as many are turned away from not only the high prices but also the difficulty in ... The attack happened last Tuesday (June 18) on the CDK dealership management system (DMS), used by thousands of U.S. car dealerships, as well as ... The cyberattacks on CDK Global, which provides software to nearly 15,000 car dealerships in the United States and Canada, led to a shutdown of ...