CDK Globalsupplies commercial automotive sales software to over 15,000 auto dealerships in the United States. Have Reportedly the target of a massive cyber attackEarly Wednesday morning, CDK notified customers that it was taking down its servers to prevent further leakage of sensitive information targeted by the hackers who carried out the attack. This resulted in dealerships across the country suspending operations. The company has been in contact with dealers who use its software but has not commented publicly since Wednesday afternoon.
What we know so far
Little is known about the attack, but CDK notified users about the incident at around 2 a.m. ET, saying:Close the majority [their] systemNo timeline was given for when the system would be operational, the company said only that it would notify system users when the update is available.
Automotive publication Ford Authority reported that the affected software includes several products, including CDK Service, Fortellis Integration Portal and Modern Retail CRM, drawing attention to the scope of the outages that users of these programs are currently experiencing.
Who is responsible for this attack?
The company has not revealed who is behind the cyberattack, but the incident follows another incident last week at Findlay Automotive Group. There has been no comment that the attacks are related, but it raises serious concerns about software security, and its importance cannot be overstated. BleepingComputer, a media outlet dedicated to cybersecurity (and other topics), warned that the attack could take systems offline for several days, It is not unusual for a case to take several weeks to resolve..