Hella promotes Bernard Schäferbarthold to CEO, replacing Michel Favre

<p>Schäferbarthold had been CFO at the German lighting supplier since 2016. Favre is a former executive at Faurecia, which purchased Hella in 2022 and now operates as Forvia.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/hella...chel-favre

Ford says UAW holding talks hostage

<p>About 7,000 workers at a GM plant in Lansing, Mich., and Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant are joining the strike Friday. They build the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/f...ks-hostage

Automaker group warns NHTSA's fuel economy proposal could threaten EV transition

<p>The Alliance for Automotive Innovation argues NHTSA's fuel economy standards, if finalized as proposed, could threaten the auto industry's transition to electric vehicles.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safe...y-proposal

Fisker gears up for 300 Ocean EV deliveries a day

<p>After making 5,000 crossovers, Fisker is adding staff and locations in the U.S. and Europe. Bank of America sees the Ocean as a strong product but worries about Tesla's aggressive EV pricing.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...veries-day

UAW drops unfair labor practice charges against GM, Stellantis

<p>The union had filed the charges on Aug. 31 with the National Labor Relations Board charging the automakers had refused to bargain in good faith.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...stellantis

GM CEO Mary Barra criticizes UAW strike expansion

<p>GM CEO Mary Barra criticized the UAW's strike expansion, saying it is clear there is no real intent to get to an agreement.</p>

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

VW confirms electric Golf, cancels second Wolfsburg plant

Volkswagen Group has given an update on its plans for production of electric vehicles in Germany following a meeting by senior staff held on Friday. In an effort to curb costs, the automaker has decided to abandon plans for a second plant at its headquarters in Wolfsburg. The plant was announced in early 2022 and was slated to build a much-hyped...


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1140...burg-plant

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Finally Real in Consumer Apps?

Most people are barely thinking about basic cybersecurity, let alone post-quantum cryptography. But the impact of a post-quantum world is coming for them regardless of whether or not it's keeping them up tonight. 
Today, many rely on encryption in their daily lives to protect their fundamental digital privacy and security, whether for messaging friends and family, storing files and photos, or

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/post-q...-real.html

Lazarus Group Impersonates Recruiter from Meta to Target Spanish Aerospace Firm

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to a cyber espionage attack targeting an unnamed aerospace company in Spain in which employees of the firm were approached by the threat actor posing as a recruiter for Meta.
"Employees of the targeted company were contacted by a fake recruiter via LinkedIn and tricked into opening a malicious executable file presenting itself as a coding

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/lazaru...uiter.html

Cybercriminals Using New ASMCrypt Malware Loader Flying Under the Radar

Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an "evolved version" of another loader malware known as DoubleFinger.
"The idea behind this type of malware is to load the final payload without the loading process or the payload itself being detected by AV/EDR, etc.," Kaspersky said in an analysis published this week.
DoubleFinger was first

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/cyberc...crypt.html