Microsoft extends Purview Audit log retention after July breach


Microsoft is extending Purview Audit log retention as promised after the Chinese Storm-0558 hacking group breached dozens of Exchange and Microsoft 365 corporate and government accounts in July. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...ly-breach/

BlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks


The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named 'Munchkin' that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors on network devices stealthily. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...y-attacks/

E-Root admin faces 20 years for selling stolen RDP, SSH accounts


Sandu Diaconu, the operator of the E-Root marketplace, has been extradited to the U.S. to face a maximum imprisonment penalty of 20 years for selling access to compromised computers. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...-accounts/

Over 40,000 Cisco IOS XE devices infected with backdoor using zero-day

More than 40,000 Cisco devices running the IOS XE operating system have been compromised after hackers exploited a recently disclosed maximum severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...-zero-day/

Reynolds attempts to win back customers one dealership at a time

<p>Reynolds and Reynolds continues efforts to convince dealership customers that it is more customer-friendly and collaborative. The process is easier said than done, experts say.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/reynold...ealerships

Honda Civic Hybrid to be built at Ontario plant

<p>Honda’s new Civic Hybrid sedan will be built in Alliston, Ontario, the automaker announced Oct. 19, as it readies an electrified version of the popular compact car for the North American market for the first time in nearly a decade.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/c...ario-plant

Stellantis is rebuilding engine lineup

<p>Even as it works toward launching 75 EV nameplates by 2030, Stellantis is dropping or cleaning up old engines and introducing new, smaller and more powerful ones.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/s...el-engines

UAW strikers at ZF Alabama axle plant ratify new contract

<p>UAW workers on Wednesday ratified a new contract with German supplier ZF Group at its Tuscaloosa, Ala., axle factory, ending a nearly monthlong strike that once threatened nearby Mercedes-Benz production.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/uaw-s...er-29-days

Mazda riding a wave in pursuit of 500,000 sales

<p>Mazda is reaping the benefits of a major brand transformation it started in 2016, including new dealer facilities, hot products, a dedicated captive and reasonable plans for electrification.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/evolving-...sales-year

Musk's pessimism on Tesla growth leads to analyst downgrades, fear of more price cuts

<p>CEO warns on slow Cybertruck ramp, high interest rates, Mexico factory timeline due to economic uncertainty. "We would characterize last night's conference call as a mini disaster," said one analyst.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/elon...downgrades