CDK Global, a car dealer in North America has been hit by a cyberattack that lead to take its systems offline and clients being unable to process regular business transactions.
Founded in 2014, CDK provides data and technology solutions to the automotive, heavy truck, recreation, and heavy equipment industries.
A spokesperson said, “shut all systems down, executed extensive testing and consulted with external third-party experts.” The same report notes that the company’s core dealer management system and digital retailing solutions have since been restored and that CDK is also testing other applications before bringing them back online.
The disruption caused by the outage appears to be widespread. It’s been reported that the software outage had caused issues at car yards throughout the U.S. and Canada during what is known as car buying season.
The outage reportedly has prompted car dealers to resort to manually writing up orders and delaying other purchases that were already in the system.
