Toyota names Tripp to top marketing role, replacing Materazzo

<p>Michael Tripp, who most recently was vice president of vehicle marketing and communications, has been promoted to group vice president of Toyota division marketing.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/toyo...g-position

Mobility leaders launch SkillFusion to train EV charger techs

<p>The platform is designed for both licensed electricians and technicians as a skill enhancement program.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...rger-techs

Honda revives popular Prelude coupe as sporty hybrid for electrification age

<p>Honda said it is considering a U.S. launch for its reborn Prelude coupe, which was just unveiled as a concept gasoline-electric hybrid at the Japan Mobility Show some two decades after being discontinued.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/h...production

Israeli auto technology firms' wartime strategy: Deal with it

<p>With Israel embroiled in its biggest war in 50 years, the country's automotive tech community is dealing with employees called into military service and business timelines that still need to be met.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/israe...-hamas-war

Critical OAuth Flaws Uncovered in Grammarly, Vidio, and Bukalapak Platforms

Critical security flaws have been disclosed in the Open Authorization (OAuth) implementation of popular online services such as Grammarly, Vidio, and Bukalapak, building upon previous shortcomings uncovered in Booking[.]com and Expo.
The weaknesses, now addressed by the respective companies following responsible disclosure between February and April 2023, could have allowed malicious actors to

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/critic...ed-in.html

Nation State Hackers Exploiting Zero-Day in Roundcube Webmail Software

The threat actor known as Winter Vivern has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software on October 11, 2023, to harvest email messages from victims' accounts.
"Winter Vivern has stepped up its operations by using a zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube," ESET security researcher Matthieu Faou said in a new report published today. Previously, it was using known

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/nation...-zero.html

Honda halting plans to develop smaller EVs with GM, CEO says

<p>The carmakers had agreed in April 2022 to create a new architecture based on GM’s Ultium EV battery that will be used primarily for small crossover sport utility vehicles.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/h...ild-evs-gm

Wisconsin dealer group agrees to pay $1.1M to settle accusations of junk fees, discr

<p>The FTC and the state of Wisconsin accused Rhinelander of charging for add-ons without customers' consent and of unfairly marking up the transactions of American Indian customers. Though it agreed to the settlement, Rhinelander denies wrongdoing.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/finance-insuran...-state-doj

Penske Automotive Q3 net income falls 23% to $264.4 million

<p>A strong performance from the auto retailer's North American automotive and commercial truck operations were offset amid lower earnings from its United Kingdom automotive operations, higher interest expenses and lower equity earnings from its investment in Penske Transportation Solutions.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/penske-...44-million

Act Now: VMware Releases Patch for Critical vCenter Server RCE Vulnerability

VMware has released security updates to address a critical flaw in the vCenter Server that could result in remote code execution on affected systems.
The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-34048 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCE/RPC protocol.
"A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/act-no...h-for.html