The Automotive Service Association is calling on collision repair facility owners to contact their congressional representatives to support anti-theft legislation following a House hearing on crimes affecting small businesses. The House Small Business Committee held a hearing last week titled “Main Street under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses.” Committee Chairman Roger Williams […]
NY Attorney General Secures $14.2 Million From Eight Insurers Over Data Breaches
Hackers exploited quote tool vulnerabilities to steal driver’s license numbers, used some data for fraudulent unemployment claims New York State Attorney General Letitia James has secured $14.2 million from eight auto insurance companies for failing to protect the personal information of more than 825,000 state residents whose data was stolen by hackers and in some […]
Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Attack Will Keep Production Paused Until Next Week
The cyberattack against Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will keep vehicle production paused until next week. In a statement posted on the JLR website about the cyberattack, the company stated, “Today we have informed colleagues, suppliers and partners that we have extended the current pause in our production until Wednesday 24th September 2025.” “We have taken […]
Cyber Attack Continues to Stall Jaguar Land Rover Vehicle Production
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production remains halted at sites globally as the result of a cyber attack the company acknowledged over a week ago. The company first acknowledged the attack in a statement September 2. The company said at the time, “JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to […]
Auto Care Association Hosting July 31 Cybersecurity Webinar for Small Business Members
The Auto Care Association will host a webinar July 31 aimed at helping organizations improve their cybersecurity practices without requiring technical expertise. The session, titled Reducing Risk and Enhancing Readiness: Practical Cybersecurity for Every Organization, runs from 2-3 p.m. (EDT) and targets businesses of all sizes in the automotive aftermarket industry. Daniel Eliot, lead for […]
Erie Insurance Responds to Cybersecurity Incident
Erie Insurance said June 17 it continues to recover from a cybersecurity incident that led to a network outage first detected on June 7, impacting systems across its operations. The incident disrupted internal systems and online platforms, prompting immediate protective measures and a full-scale response involving cybersecurity experts and law enforcement. The company initially discovered […]
AutoNation Reports CDK Cyberattack Will Negatively Impact Earnings by $1.50 per Share
In an SEC filing today, AutoNation (NYSE: AN) announced that it estimated its earnings per share to be reduced by approximately $1.50 per share due to the result of the CDK Global cyberattack affecting dealer management systems. “As a result of the incident’s impacts, we currently estimate earnings per share for the quarter ended June […]
Illinois Collision Repair Center Files Lawsuit Against CDK Global Over Impact of Cyberattack on Parts Supply
Plaintiff seeks class action status in lawsuit accusing dealership management system provider of negligently failing to ensure its servers were protected against cyberattack causing repair delays because parts could not be ordered. In a lawsuit filed June 25, a collision repair center alleges CDK Global was negligent in not adequately protecting its systems from cyberattack […]
Dealership Management System Provider CDK Global Hit by Cyber Incident
Auto dealership management system provider CDK Global was the victim of cyber incident that impacted the ability of its customers to access systems. CDK serves over 15,000 retail dealership locations across North America. According to a report in Automotive News, dealerships were forced to write repair orders by hand and look up parts online during […]
Federal Agencies Publish Guide on Preventing Phishing Intrusions
Guide helps organizations understand what malicious actors are doing so defenders can adopt appropriate mitigations to phishing. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) published “Phishing Guidance, Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One” to help organizations reduce […]
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