Cybersecurity Alert for Dealerships: Beware of Growing ClickFix Attacks

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Cybersecurity Alert for Dealerships Auto dealerships are increasingly becoming targets of a dangerous new cyberattack method called ClickFix—and it’s spreading fast. Reports show that ClickFix attacks grew more than 500% in the first half of 2025, and dealerships across the U.S. are already getting hit. So what is ClickFix—and why should dealers care? What is … Read more

7 Tips for Auto Dealers to Prevent a Data Breach

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Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for an auto or truck retailer to collect sensitive customer information at numerous stages in the sales process, from financing to warranty management and beyond. However, most dealers aren’t thinking about data security on a day-to-day basis. When cybersecurity ends up on the back burner, that sensitive data can be put at … Read more

Phishing vs Pharming: What’s the Difference?

Don’t mistake pharming and phishing for outdoor activities. Both pharming and phishing are types of attacks in which the goal is to trick you into providing your personal details. A criminal will use both tactics to obtain your user names, passwords, and potentially more. However, while their end goal is the same – their methods are … Read more

Helion Issues New Warning to Auto Dealerships: Hackers Targeting Social Media Posts, Don’t Click!

Timonium, MD June 12th, 2016 Helion Automotive Technologies, a leading provider of information technology (IT) solutions for auto and truck dealers, today issued a new data security warning for auto dealerships. Hackers are now planting malware inside of social media posts designed to lure employees of organizations to click on the post. If an employee takes the bait and clicks on the social media post, e.g. Facebook and … Read more