How GM's Cruise tried — and failed — to contain self-driving safety crisis

<p>Intentional or not, delays in sharing information on robotaxi crash played outsized role in how the company's problems unfolded, report finds.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...ety-crisis

Sonic Automotive, Penske Automotive shutter used-vehicle-only dealerships

<p>More than 140 people were laid off at Northwest Motorsport locations, according to a Washington state government filing.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/sonic-a...ealerships

Penske Automotive resolves stock buyback lawsuit through voting agreement

<p>Under the agreement, Roger Penske is giving up majority voting control of the auto retailer, while still getting a majority of dividends, a business expert said.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/penske-...ck-lawsuit

Toyota to air Super Bowl ad, reversing decision to sit it out

<p>The automaker 10 days ago said it was skipping the game, but now it is in with an ad for the 2024 Toyota Tacoma.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/marketing/super...commercial

Vroom's exit from used-vehicle retail follows struggles with too-fast growth, less f

<p>Efforts by Vroom to raise additional capital to fund its operations were unsuccessful, leading the company to begin winding down its online used-vehicle sales platform on Jan. 22.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/used-cars/why-u...-went-pfft

Chevrolet adds Trail Boss to Silverado HD pickup

<p>The 2025 Silverado HD and the Trail Boss version will be on sale in the summer, Chevy said. Pricing was not disclosed.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/2...oss-option

Cyber Threat Landscape: 7 Key Findings and Upcoming Trends for 2024

The 2023/2024 Axur Threat Landscape Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest cyber threats. The information combines data from the platform's surveillance of the Surface, Deep, and Dark Web with insights derived from the in-depth research and investigations conducted by the Threat Intelligence team.
Discover the full scope of digital threats in the Axur Report 2023/2024.
Overview

https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/cyber-...dings.html

LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that's distributed via spear-phishing attacks.
The findings come from Japanese company ITOCHU Cyber & Intelligence, which said the malware "has been updated with new features, as well as changes to the anti-analysis (analysis avoidance) techniques."
LODEINFO (versions 0.6.6 and 0.6.7

https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/lodein...-with.html

Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exposes Servers to RCE Attacks - Patch ASAP!

The maintainers of the open-source continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation software Jenkins have resolved nine security flaws, including a critical bug that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution (RCE).
The issue, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-23897, has been described as an arbitrary file read vulnerability through the

https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/critic...poses.html

SystemBC Malware's C2 Server Analysis Exposes Payload Delivery Tricks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the command-and-control (C2) server workings of a known malware family called SystemBC.
"SystemBC can be purchased on underground marketplaces and is supplied in an archive containing the implant, a command-and-control (C2) server, and a web administration portal written in PHP," Kroll said in an analysis published last week.
The risk

https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/system...lysis.html