Ransomware attack paralyzes thousands of car dealerships nationwide into July

Cybercriminals paralyzed car dealership software provider CDK Global with back-to-back ransomware attacks. The result has car dealerships reverting to paper and pens to work out many of their computerized functions.

The first attack caused CDK to take its two data centers offline, and once it was recovering from the attack that affected thousands of car dealerships across the U.S., the hackers struck again.

The second attack occurred on June 19, again forcing CDK to shut down its systems.