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Some R.I. auto dealerships ‘significantly inconvenienced’ by CDK Global cyberattacks

VEHICLES SIT in a row outside a dealership in Lone Tree, Colo. Car dealerships across North America have faced a major disruption this week. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. /ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

PROVIDENCE – Several in-state auto dealers were “significantly inconvenienced” by a June cyberattack against software company CDK Global, says the Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association. Last month, two cyberattacks against Illinois-based CDK Global brought digital operations at auto dealers throughout North America screeching to a halt, the Associated Press reported, including major companies such as

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