Toyota's outgoing CEO to stay on as Japan auto group chief

<p>Akio Toyoda agreed to extend his JAMA tenure following a unanimous vote in January by members of the association's executive board</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/akio...-more-year

Hyundai recalls 568,000 crossovers, pickups for fire risk

<p>Hyundai is recalling 568,000 vehicles and advising owners to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until a repair is completed.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...-fire-risk

Unions balk at Biden plan for mineral trade deals with EU, Japan

<p>U.S. labor unions are pushing back on White House efforts to allow European Union and Japanese firms mining and processing critical minerals to tap some of the lucrative subsidies available in the Biden administration's massive climate law, fearing the move will sap American jobs.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...deals-plan

House Republican reintroduces bill to shorten design patents on auto repair parts

<p>The bill was previously introduced in 2021 by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who said it will expand consumer choice for collision repair parts, reduce costs for drivers and insurers and increase competition in the auto repair parts market.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/service-and-par...pair-parts

Operation Soft Cell: Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers

Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023.
The intrusion set has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage actor associated with a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell based on tooling overlaps.
"The initial attack phase involves infiltrating Internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/operat...ckers.html

2023 Cybersecurity Maturity Report Reveals Organizational Unpreparedness for Cyberat

In 2022 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 38%, resulting in substantial business loss, including financial and reputational damage. Meanwhile, corporate security budgets have risen significantly because of the growing sophistication of attacks and the number of cybersecurity solutions introduced into the market. With this rise in threats, budgets, and solutions, how prepared are industries

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/2023-c...eport.html

Nexus: A New Rising Android Banking Trojan Targeting 450 Financial Apps

An emerging Android banking trojan dubbed Nexus has already been adopted by several threat actors to target 450 financial applications and conduct fraud.
"Nexus appears to be in its early stages of development," Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy said in a report published this week.
"Nexus provides all the main features to perform ATO attacks (Account Takeover) against banking portals and

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/nexus-...rojan.html

Fake ChatGPT Chrome Browser Extension Caught Hijacking Facebook Accounts

Google has stepped in to remove a bogus Chrome browser extension from the official Web Store that masqueraded as OpenAI's ChatGPT service to harvest Facebook session cookies and hijack the accounts.
The "ChatGPT For Google" extension, a trojanized version of a legitimate open source browser add-on, attracted over 9,000 installations since March 14, 2023, prior to its removal. It was originally

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/fake-c...nsion.html

PowerCo and Umicore get official “go” to start joint venture for EU battery mat

PowerCo and Umicore get official “go” to start joint venture for EU battery materials production...

https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/202...e-for.html

‘Refounded’ Ford to Show How Customer-Focused Segments Will Drive Value and Grow

Ford today will walk investors, analysts and others through how the company is now organized and operating – and will report financial results – based on three new global business segments that are focused on different automotive customers, rather than by geographic regions.


https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia...-driv.html