HYUNDAI-GENESIS: EVs deliver Q3 boost

<p>Popularity of Hyundai and Genesis' crossover lineups coupled with the availability of electrified models helped boost September and second-quarter results.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/hyundai-g...-boost-evs

FORD: EVs, hybrids push Q3 sales up 7.7%

<p>Ford's EV sales rose 15 percent in the third quarter, while hybrid sales jumped 41 percent.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/ford-q3-s...rid-demand

Aston Martin Chairman Stroll raised stake after investor sought sale

<p>Stroll said his consortium raised its stake in the British luxury-car maker after another major shareholder wanted to cut its holding.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...ought-sale

BMW awards media account for U.S., Canada and Latin America

<p>IPG had held most of the business, which includes Mini. U.S. sales for the BMW brand in the year’s first three quarters reached 254,363 vehicles, up 10.3 percent.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/marketing/omnic...th-america

Penske, Hedin won't put offer in for Pendragon

<p>Publicly traded auto retailer Penske Automotive Group said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it, in partnership with Sweden's Hedin Mobility Group, does not intend to make an offer for Pendragon's dealership and fleet businesses. Lithia Motors Inc. this week significantly upped its offer to acquire the U.K. retailer.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/penske-...-pendragon

Microsoft Warns of Cyber Attacks Attempting to Breach Cloud via SQL Server Instance

Microsoft has detailed a new campaign in which attackers unsuccessfully attempted to move laterally to a cloud environment through an SQL Server instance.
"The attackers initially exploited a SQL injection vulnerability in an application within the target's environment," security researchers Sunders Bruskin, Hagai Ran Kestenberg, and Fady Nasereldeen said in a Tuesday report.
"This allowed the

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/micros...tacks.html

Rogue npm Package Deploys Open-Source Rootkit in New Supply Chain Attack

A new deceptive package hidden within the npm package registry has been uncovered deploying an open-source rootkit called r77, marking the first time a rogue package has delivered rootkit functionality.
The package in question is node-hide-console-windows, which mimics the legitimate npm package node-hide-console-window in what's an instance of a typosquatting campaign. It was downloaded 704

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/rogue-...ource.html

Wing Disrupts the Market by Introducing Affordable SaaS Security

Today, mid-sized companies and their CISOs are struggling to handle the growing threat of SaaS security with limited manpower and tight budgets. Now, this may be changing. By focusing on the critical SaaS security needs of these companies, a new approach has emerged that can be launched for $1,500 a year.
If the name Wing Security (Wing) rings a bell, it is probably because earlier this year,

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/wing-d...ucing.html

Researchers Link DragonEgg Android Spyware to LightSpy iOS Surveillanceware

New findings have identified connections between an Android spyware called DragonEgg and another sophisticated modular iOS surveillanceware tool named LightSpy.
DragonEgg, alongside WyrmSpy (aka AndroidControl), was first disclosed by Lookout in July 2023 as a strain of malware capable of gathering sensitive data from Android devices. It was attributed to the Chinese nation-state group APT41.
On

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/resear...droid.html

Ford Q3 Sales Up 7.7 Percent; F-Series No. 1 Selling Truck in America; Best-Ever

Ford posted gains across its portfolio of gas, electric and hybrid vehicle lines in the third quarter.


https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia...in-am.html