FTC warns of ‘staggering’ losses to social media scams since 2021


The Federal Trade Commission says Americans have lost at least $2.7 billion to social media scams since 2021, with the real number likely many times larger due to unreported incidents.  [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...ince-2021/

Blackbaud agrees to $49.5 million settlement for ransomware data breach


Cloud computing provider Blackbaud reached a $49.5 million agreement with attorneys general from 49 U.S. states to settle a multi-state investigation of a May 2020 ransomware attack and the resulting data breach. [...]


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

D.C. Board of Elections confirms voter data stolen in site hack

The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) is currently probing a data leak involving an unknown number of voter records following breach claims from a threat actor known as RansomedVC. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...site-hack/

Auto brand loyalty decline stalled in first half of 2023, S&P Global Mobility says

<p>Recovering new-car inventories helped curb decline in the industry's brand loyalty rate in the first half of 2023, according to an analysis by S&P Global Mobility.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/sp-global...-half-2023

O'Brien Auto Team drives repeat business with loyalty rewards

<p>About 80 percent of the dealer group's customers are enrolled in the O'Brien Rewards program.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/best-practices/...auto-sales

Sign up now for Leading Women Conference

<p>On Nov. 30, will host its annual Leading Women Conference. This event at The Henry in Dearborn, Mich., draws hundreds of business leaders who are committed to advancing the role of women in automotive.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/2023...e-november

Detroit 3 keep incentives despite UAW strike, though GM's run shorter

<p>Ford, General Motors and Stellantis don't seem to have gone "cold turkey" on their October car sales promotions despite the UAW strike, a J.D. Power analyst said. But GM's deals run only two weeks.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/detroit-3...un-shorter

Stellantis workers in Canada threaten Unifor's pattern bargaining

<p>Unifor Local 444 President Dave Cassidy, who represents about 4,800 hourly workers at a Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., says he will press the automaker to include its EV battery plant in the next collective agreement between the two parties.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/s...ern-canada

Unifor, GM have 'major issues left unresolved' as deadline looms Monday

<p>Unifor President Lana Payne says the union has made progress in numerous areas, but is facing resistance on “a number of important elements of the pattern agreement established with Ford Motor Co. [of Canada].”</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...line-looms

Ford laying off another 495 workers in Ohio, Mich. due to UAW strike

<p>Ford said the new layoffs include 470 workers at two Ohio engine plants starting Monday.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-ohio-mich