After EV price cuts, cheaper batteries could be just what automakers need

<p>Sharp price declines for lithium, cobalt, nickel and other materials are lowering battery costs, allowing automakers who are slashing EV prices to maintain their margins.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/e...rials-cost

Scout Motors SUV, pickup design won't be trapped in the '70s, CEO Scott Keogh says

<p>EV startup Scout Motors has fully embraced the heritage of International Harvester's vehicles. But that doesn't mean the upcoming designs will be overtly retro.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/s...coming-evs

Auto technology supplier Aptiv slashes headcount 4%

<p>Aptiv plc is reducing its headcount of salary and hourly workers in a restructuring move aimed at cutting overhead costs while increasing investment in advanced technologies.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/auto-...-headcount

Visteon Q4 earnings, net income soar amid tax credit

<p>Visteon's earnings soared in the fourth quarter amid a $313 million U.S. tax benefit and a rise in new business ventures.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/earnings-report...tax-credit

Ford slashes price of electric Mustang Mach-E after sales plunge

<p>Ford Motor Co. cut the price of its electric Mustang Mach-E by as much as $8,100 after its sales tumbled 51% in January when the automaker had to stop offering tax incentives on the EV.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/f...les-plunge

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares dismisses special U.S. tariffs against Chinese EVs

<p>"I'm not asking for any kind of protection, because anyway, we are a global company, so I will not be protected everywhere," he says.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/stel...hinese-evs

Dana blames UAW strike for $39 million Q4 loss

<p>Dana lost $39 million in the fourth quarter in large part because of the UAW strike, which the company said disproportionately impacted its factories when Detroit 3 assembly plants were shut down.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/dana-...llion-loss

New Malicious PyPI Packages Caught Using Covert Side-Loading Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that were found leveraging a technique called DLL side-loading to circumvent detection by security software and run malicious code.
The packages, named NP6HelperHttptest and NP6HelperHttper, were each downloaded 537 and 166 times, respectively,

https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/new-ma...aught.html

LockBit Ransomware Operation Shut Down; Criminals Arrested; Decryption Keys Released

The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday confirmed that it obtained LockBit's source code as well as a wealth of intelligence pertaining to its activities and their affiliates as part of a dedicated task force called Operation Cronos.
"Some of the data on LockBit's systems belonged to victims who had paid a ransom to the threat actors, evidencing that even when a ransom is paid, it

https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/lockbi...-down.html

New Migo Malware Targeting Redis Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining

A novel malware campaign has been observed targeting Redis servers for initial access with the ultimate goal of mining cryptocurrency on compromised Linux hosts.
"This particular campaign involves the use of a number of novel system weakening techniques against the data store itself," Cado security researcher Matt Muir said in a technical report.
The cryptojacking attack is facilitated

https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/new-mi...redis.html