Car dealerships hit with ransomware attack by hackers

Cybersecurity expert Terry Cutler speaks about the cyber attack that targeted car dealerships in Canada and the U.S.

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[colinsellers]

Nobody feels sorry for car dealerships

[Louis-enly]

Payrolls are being affected to employees especially for flat rate workers. So much frustration 💤💤💤

[mr.joshua]

What that guy just said is a load of crap....the oem provides the software, the owner of the dealer does not source it. Its all the bank info they are after. If the dealership gets hacked and your info is stolen its either the oem or dealer principle whos responsible.

[brianbrunning]

This guy is spot on. Corporations put all their crap in one basket, cut costs and corners everywhere, and then get pikachu face when all hell breaks loose.

[BrynFLEW]

its a coverup! they prob deleting records that they sell stolen cars.

[Lukiel]

Considering all the scummy practices car and motorcycle dealerships use to screw buyers, I do not feel sorry for them.

[kevinpellerin]

Just proves that there is lots of outdated software with lots of vulnerabilities out there

[williamlloyd]

SAAS has benefits and downsides. The service provider hosting these systems is going to have to resolve the outage. Meanwhile the automobile dealerships had better have a workaround in place

[SirThanksalott]

Oh noes! Maybe they should start selling smaller violins to each other

[Sara-rgd]

Well, if any of my vendors wonder why I can't pay their invoices from my Dealership, they know why.

[ericcartman]

If hackers were taxed, this wouldn't be happening.

[tanweerahmed]

As a cybersecurity professional I can say that they think and have made cybersecurity a joke