Porsche dealer is using a digital tool to bring in more customers

<p>Porsche Brooklyn is a brand-new store in an urban area, not a takeover of another dealership, which has made customer reviews key to its success.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/best-practices/...ent-system

GM, Ford confident they'll offset costly UAW contracts

<p>Ford pegged the cost of its four-and-a-half-year deal with the UAW at $8.8 billion — double its expectation — while GM said its two new North American labor contracts would raise expenses by $9.3 billion.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...-contracts

Texas' ZT Automotive eyes dealership count of 50, 60

<p>ZT Automotive, which rebranded from ZT Motors, is eying to expand its dealership holdings by five-fold in the coming years largely through acquisitions.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/zt-auto...ion-growth

Ford expands clothing partnership with actress Sydney Sweeney

<p>A new collection of clothing is inspired by the 'Euphoria' star's 1965 Ford Mustang and part of a campaign to involve more women in the auto industry.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/marketing/ford-...thing-line

Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Convicted for Creating TrickBot Malware

A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and deploying a malware known as TrickBot, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced.
Vladimir Dunaev, 40, was arrested in South Korea in September 2021 and extradited to the U.S. a month later.
"Dunaev developed browser modifications and malicious tools that aided in credential harvesting and data

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/russia...unaev.html

Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.

Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor called Agent Racoon.
"This malware family is written using the .NET framework and leverages the domain name service (DNS) protocol to create a covert channel and provide different backdoor functionalities," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia 

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/agent-...rgets.html

Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Scheme Spreading CACTUS Ransomware

Microsoft has warned of a new wave of CACTUS ransomware attacks that leverage malvertising lures to deploy DanaBot as an initial access vector.
The DanaBot infections led to "hands-on-keyboard activity by ransomware operator Storm-0216 (Twisted Spider, UNC2198), culminating in the deployment of CACTUS ransomware," the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said in a series of posts on X (

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/micros...cheme.html

[b]Ignorant question pertaining to load, TQ Based Decel while acclerating[/b]

Good day, everyone. I'm working on a 2019 S550 with the 3.8 Whipple, built motor, lockout cams, and more. I'm still in need of dialing in many...


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[b]2018+ Mustang PCM DI delete?[/b]

Hello,

I have a rather unique project involving an engine swap using a 2019 Mustang GT PCM and a 7.3 Godzilla. Engine has been wired up to look...


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[b]Tuning with TiVCT deleted[/b]

Just curious what the standard procedure on a Gen 2 PCM is as far as settings when tuning an engine with no TiVCT. Large cams, high compression make...


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