Securing the Automotive Ecosystem Tackling Car Dealer Software Breaches

A cyberattack on the largest auto dealer management software has rendered over 15000 dealerships unable to make sales over the past few... DealerBuilt did not detect the breach until it was notified by one of its auto dealer customers, who demanded to know why its customer data ... Since CDK discovered the breach and shut off systems on June 19, chaos has ensued at many of the roughly 15,000 car dealerships that it counts ... Hackers took down CDK's sales and client management software tools two weeks ago, crippling the auto industry in what the company called a " ... Car dealers hit by the cyber-attack on CDK Global's dealer management system software probably won't be able to get back to normal before ... Another cyber attack - this time on CDK Global - the software used by thousands of auto dealerships. A handful of major US auto dealers said their business operations have been affected by a ransomware incident on the key software provider. If CDK's systems are tied into the dealership's network, it creates a potential entry point for hackers. So if the dealership is breached, and ... CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks ... As the risk of cyberthreats escalates nationwide, from data breaches to ransomware attacks, car dealers and their software vendors should stay ...