Hope none of you need to visit a dealership anytime soon

[MountainGoat]

Car Dealership Guy is covering this story on Twitter as well. Sounds like CDK might be paying the ransom. I think the fear is this could be a protracted affair if they don’t:


Admittedly, several of his posts are auto industry people who are just afraid. The worst case scenario is the best at getting clicks.

Events like these are a good reminder that we, as consumers, need to put some thought into how our data is being managed as we use the products we purchase.

Free apps, your data is the product. I’ve lost count of how many times these damn free apps that I’ve used have been hacked.

Businesses like Target. Target was warned that their security practices were weak, and they decided they didn’t care enough to divert money to fix it. Then they got smoked by a hack.

Google and Apple maintain some high levels of data security. They have to. Otherwise their product credibility will plummet. That being said, that’s why I was always skeptical of “off brand” Android phones. Your phone is the #1 spy device you own. Not something I wanted to leave to the security practices of some rando brand.

and to bring it back to more of an on topic item: GM. Their new vehicles don’t have Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. They paid Google to make a system just for their vehicles. I think it’s pretty obvious that their CEO wanted access to all that juicy data that the phone provides when plugged into the car’s system. They didn’t wanna leave it with Google/Apple. Given GMs track record of peculiar cost cutting, I don’t think I’d ever trust them here. Their infotainment system/data harvester is basically a show stopper for me. Am I paranoid? You bet.

sorry for the long winded post. Just seemed like the moment to discuss this. These are our modern times. You shop for a product with the capabilities you want, but your final checks should ALWAYS include consideration of data security practices and backups. Sadly, this could lead to huge corporations and less competition, but that’s a different topic for a different day.

Sounds like a hard lesson that they earned learning. Serves them right. Same with the employees "I can't do anything without a computer telling me how". Makes me wish for a big solar flare.

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[Jason B]

Would this down system effect the Ford Pass App remote start service, i wasn't able to use it a couple of attempts yesterday?

I doubt it, as I have had no problems with it.

 

[SigOris]

What is this magical thing you refer to as "paper"? Is that some kind of secured computer?

NSA level security is in CURSIVE too

 

[Chris M]

I guess that immediately and automatically boosts our clearance levels ( if you're a boomer!)

 

[Tim H.]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdk-cyber-attack-outage-auto-dealerships-cbs-news-explains/

Our systems have been down since yesterday, fun times!! ?

We boycott CBS News. Thanks anyways.

 

[SigOris]

I guess that immediately and automatically boosts our clearance levels ( if you're a boomer!)

If you can drive a car with three pedals and a round do-hickey on the floor you’ve even a higher grade

 

[KJRR]

Its the new normal and likely to get worse.
Cleveland city government was shut down for a couple weeks due to ransomware. This has happened to several local governments already this year. Change Healthcare hack had major ramifications on the insurance and healthcare industries. The hack in this thread has impacted the auto sales/service industry. CVS, BoA, Prudential this year. The US Marshals service was hit last year.
What if a major payroll firm gets hit? Utility? Payment processor? What's your plan B?
Don't be one of the drones and expect that someone will take care of it for you.
It's not a matter of if a company/goverment will be hit, it's a matter of when.
Would we have a clue if data was leaked from here? You may think it's just an email address and username. Do you have your birthday listed? Phone number? Real name? Have you used the same password as other sites?
Here are some sites to check out if you aren't paranoid.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
https://www.techradar.com/pro/top-data-breaches-and-cyber-attacks-in-2024
You're welcome.

 

[Chris M]

If you can drive a car with three pedals and a round do-hickey on the floor you’ve even a higher grade

I can!

 

[Muffin1]

I doubt it, as I have had no problems with it.

It was working yesterday normally, I guess I may have had a low or bad cell data signal.

 

[TJC]

I can!

I want one!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I guess that immediately and automatically boosts our clearance levels ( if you're a boomer!)

Yeah, I figure I’ll be getting the launch codes pretty soon.

 

[raytwntrvlr]

I'm sure this is just a coinkydink, but yesterday my check engine light suddenly came on. Called the dealer and a harried sounding service writer just said drop it off Monday and we'll get to it when we can. Umm, thinking I will just leave it in the garage for the time being. No camping trips planned until later next month anyway.
Meantime, a message came through on my cell that there was an issue with the exhaust system. When I tried to open the FordPass app, it popped up a message that FordPass was not responding.

 

[MXGOLF]

One of my competitors Crown forklifts just got hacked at all of there world wide headquarters ( China, Europe, USA, Philippines and others). Shut down everything they could not even pay there thousands of employees due to the hack. They could not order or receive any parts. Bad news for them world wide. It still isn't fixed as of Friday. I wouldn't mind going back to the days of no computers. In fact there were none when I was in college. Think of that one. Kids have it made now. You don't need a brain to graduate just a computer and cell phone until they get hacked.

 

[mtsoxfan]

well that explains why my last Wed dealer visit hasn't called me back to schedule a part install...

 

[moorejl57]

I don't miss the days of bringing change and looking for a pay phone. Those phones had a layer of filth on them that gave me the creeps.

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