cyber
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
Asbury Automotive reports cyber-attack on vendor CDK Global disrupting operations
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
- Learned June 19, 2024, that CDK Global experienced cyber-attack impacting sales, service, inventory, CRM, and accounting functions.
- Company took immediate steps to protect systems; operations remain operational but may function slower.
- Koons Automotive locations (MD, VA) and Clicklane online platform not affected as they don't use CDK systems.
- Business operations adversely impacted and likely to continue until systems fully restored; full scope and data access unknown.
- Company has not yet determined if incident will have material impact on financial condition or results.