cyber security
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Car Dealer News 29 AugEddie Hawthorne to share Arnold Clark’s cybercrime story at AM Live event
Eddie Hawthorne, Arnold Clark’s chief executive and managing director, will share his company’s story of how the business recovered after a cyberattack as part of a special session at AM Live.
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Digital Marketing 17 AugDealership's ex-worker abused customer as his system logins still worked
After a consumer's online enquiry about a Nissan Qashqai prompted a response suggesting she was "blonde or stupid" the Milton-Keynes independent dealer MK Auto-Motors has profusely apologised.
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Technology 24 MarNews insight: car dealers' data obsession has cybercriminals circling
Car retailers have been told “there is no silver bullet” in the fight to avoid potentially devastating data-grabbing cyberattacks as high-profile AM100 businesses continue to recover from hits on their digital systems.
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Car Dealer News 23 JanArnold Clark blackmailed by hackers following cyber attack data breach
Arnold Clark customers have had their addresses, passports and national insurance numbers leaked on the dark web following a cyber-attack on the car retail giant over the festive period.
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Car Dealer News 16 Jan
Cybercrime warning as AM100 dealer groups suffer major attacks
Dealers must prepare for record levels of cybercrime in 2023 as a number of large retail groups suffer attacks amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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Car Dealer News 3 JanArnold Clark’s Christmas cyber attack recovery a ‘mammoth task’
Arnold Clark’s recovery from a Christmas cyber attack has been described as a “mammoth task” after the car retail giant was forced to axe internet access to protect its customer data.
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Technology 25 NovHub for automotive cyber security launches
The Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) is launching cyber security initiative dedicated to vehicle testing to combat threats to connected vehicles.
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Car Dealer News 24 OctPendragon defiant after hacking attack and £53m ransom demand
Pendragon has become motor retail's latest victim to hackers, who have reportedly issued a $60 million (£53m) ransom demand to the major AM100 dealer group.
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Opinion 2 SepConnected EVs are prime targets for a new era of cyber attacks, opinion
In this Automotive Management (AM) opinion post Bernard Montel, EMEA technical director and security strategist at Tenable, explains how connected EVs have become a prime target for cyber criminals.
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Car Dealer News 19 AugPolice and Information Commissioner probe hacking attack on Holdcroft Group
AM100 retailer Holdcroft Motor Group is recovering from a cyber attack which reportedly left some of its core systems "damaged beyond repair".
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Technology 7 MariVendi outlines 10 ways dealers can avoid cyber attacks
Dealers and other automotive businesses are being warned of “a period of heightened risk” of cyber-attacks.
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Opinion 8 OctCar makers need to be 'secured by design' in connected new world, opinion
The automotive industry is evolving rapidly, with the connected vehicles market increasingly being seen as a major growth area.
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Car Dealer News 9 Nov
Sandicliffe customer data breach could affect ‘thousands’
A data breach at Sandicliffe Motor Group could affect “thousands” of staff and customers of the AM100 car retailer, according to a legal firm.
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Manufacturer 5 JunCyber attacks on connected cars rise by 99%
Cyber attacks on connected cars have increased by 99% in the last year, according to a new study by Uswitch.
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Opinion 1 OctCar dealers must avoid being cyber attackers' 'low hanging fruit'
There’s a saying in the cyber security industry about cyber attacks: “It’s not personal’’.
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Manufacturer 24 Jul
Ford, Tesla and Volkswagen among car manufacturers exposed by data leak
Ford, Tesla, Toyota and Volkswagen were among a number of high-profile manufacturers whose sensitive data was ‘accidentally’ shared online.
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Latest News 23 JanBoards must address glaring gaps in cyber security ahead of GDPR's arrival, warns Optimising IT
Boards believe their IT departments have cyber security covered but often glaring gaps are revealed, according to Optimising IT’s head of cyber Todd Gifford.
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