Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack

CDK Global suffered a ransomware-driven cyber incident that knocked its services offline for roughly two weeks, disrupting up to 15,000 car dealerships and causing major financial and operational impacts; reports indicate a $25 million ransom in Bitcoin was paid (linked to BlackSuit operators) and recovery/rebuilding of affected systems continued with some functionality still offline.