"AutoCanada Hit by Cyberattack"
AutoCanada, a major Canadian car dealership, recently announced that it was affected by a cyberattack that may result in some disruptions. The incident was discovered on August 11 and impacted some internal IT systems. The company noted that the investigation is ongoing and that the full scope, nature, impact of the incident, and whether customer, supplier, or employee data has been accessed is still unknown. AutoCanada operates 70 dealerships in Canada and 18 in Illinois, in the United States, selling tens of thousands of new and used vehicles every year. On the same day it announced the cybersecurity incident, AutoCanada revealed that its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 were negatively impacted by the recent ransomware attack suffered by CDK Global.