Cyberattack stalls US car dealerships during peak sales season

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Car dealerships across the country continue to deal with an attack that's affecting sales.

COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: A row of new Ford trucks are displayed on display at a Ford dealership September 4, 2007 in Colma, California. Ford Motor reported a 14 percent decline in August sales of cars and trucks in the U.S. on August 4 as fuel prices continue to rise and the housing market weakens. CDK Global, a software provider, is investigating, which could last for days.

It's day three and car dealerships are expected to be out indefinitely. Some dealerships pulled the plug on its operations. A FORD dealership in Baltimore posted a notice on its doors that read, "Closed due to a computer system outage. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause our customers." The software under investigation is used to handle everything from scheduling, inventory to service records.This attack comes at a busy buying time for dealerships.

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