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CDK Expects All Dealers to Be Live by Early July 4

CDK said on Monday it anticipates all dealers to be live on its dealer management system (DMS) by late July 3 or early morning on July 4. The company, which provides software to car dealerships, had briefly shut down all …

Cyber Insurance Rates Fall As Businesses Improve Security, Report Says

Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally as businesses become more adept in curbing their losses from cyber crime, even as ransomware attacks are rising, broker Howden said in a report on Monday. Insurance premiums to protect companies against cyber attacks …

London Hospital Hack Trove Includes Data on Pregnant Women, Cancer Patients

Hackers behind a London hospital attack recently published records that include personal information about pregnant women, cancer patients and thousands of other people across the UK and Ireland, revealing the breach was far more widespread than authorities have previously indicated. …

CDK Dealer Software Unlikely to Be Restored Before June End, Memo Says

CDK Global does not expect the cyber attack-led ongoing outage in its dealer management software, which dealers across the United States use, to be restored before the end of the month, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. …

Jollibee Investigates Alleged Data Breach Affecting Millions

Jollibee Foods Corp., the largest restaurant operator in the Philippines, is investigating an alleged data breach that may affect millions of its customers. “We take this matter seriously and have launched an investigation to better understand the scope of the …

BlackSuit Cybercrime Gang Blamed in CDK Hack That Roiled Car Dealers

A hacking group called BlackSuit is behind the cyberattack on CDK Global that’s paralyzed car sales across the US, according to Allan Liska, a threat analyst at the security firm Recorded Future Inc. The cybercrime group has demanded an extortion …

Hackers Auction off Stolen LendingTree Consumers’ Data

Hackers are selling data about consumers of the LendingTree Inc. subsidiary QuoteWizard after the company detected unauthorized access on a cloud database hosted by Snowflake Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. There have been several listings of …

U.S. Cyber Chief Sees ‘Very Aggressive’ Chinese Hacking Strategy

A top US spy chief said China is increasingly using its companies to find vulnerabilities in their own computer networks and then tapping that knowledge to target foreign nations and industries. “We’re really seeing China be very aggressive,” General Timothy …

Cencora Notifies Individuals About Data Stolen Earlier This Year

U.S. drug distributor Cencora has notified affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen during a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year, the company said on Friday. The company, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen Corp, had …

ABN Amro Is Latest Bank to Suffer Breach After Hack at Supplier

ABN Amro Bank NV became the latest European lender to suffer a data breach through one of its suppliers as criminals seek to exploit weaker links adjacent to banking. The Dutch bank said in a statement Friday unauthorized parties may …