ORBCOMM ransomware attack causes trucking fleet management outage


Trucking and fleet management solutions provider ORBCOMM has confirmed that a ransomware attack is causing recent service outages that prevent trucking companies from managing their fleets. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...nt-outage/

At the Detroit auto show, worries and hope as UAW prepared to launch strike

<p>Michigan's governor said she was in contact with the federal government and that everyone was "doing our best" and focused on "getting a good result." She said both sides at the table have a responsibility to act in their best interests.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-auto-show

GM offers 20% raises to UAW in final hours before deadline

<p>GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is offering to increase workers' pay 10 percent in the first year. The proposal matches the 20 percent raises that Ford Motor Co. offered on Tuesday.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...ource-says

UAW strike to begin at 3 plants if no deals by midnight

<p>The plants are GM's Wentzville Assembly, Ford's Michigan Assembly and Stellantis' Toledo Assembly.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...ch-ohio-mo

UAW launches historic strike against all 3 Detroit automakers; Barra hopes for quick

<p>Talks stalled in the final hours of negotiations, even as the automakers offered record raises as high as 20 percent. GM CEO Mary Barra on Friday said she hoped for a quick return to the bargaining table.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-detroit-3

Talks went nowhere in hours before strike deadline

<p>Ford said it never received a "substantive counterproposal" from the UAW until 8 p.m. Thursday, four hours before the strike began. UAW President Shawn Fain called company complaints "complete BS."</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...ine-passes

Tesla closes in on car manufacturing breakthrough

<p>Tesla appears to have solved the "gigacast dilemma," which will allow the automaker to slash EV manufacturing costs.</p>

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https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/h...-carmaking

Flow, Pohanka, Holman among investors for digital marketing company Orbee

<p>Several dealership groups are investing in Orbee, which provides data management and digital marketing services for the sector.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/marketing/flow-...ound-orbee

Vitesco plans new North American factory for EV parts

<p>The German powertrain supplier is considering greenfield and brownfield sites throughout the U.S., with rough plans to open its new factory in 2026.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/vites...ew-factory

Iranian Nation-State Actors Employ Password Spray Attacks Targeting Multiple Sectors

Iranian nation-state actors have been conducting password spray attacks against thousands of organizations globally between February and July 2023, new findings from Microsoft reveal.
The tech giant, which is tracking the activity under the name Peach Sandstorm (formerly Holmium), said the adversary pursued organizations in the satellite, defense, and pharmaceutical sectors to likely facilitate

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/irania...mploy.html