May 12, 2023
Security: Toyota: Car location data of 2 million customers exposed for ten years
Bleeping Computer
Toyota Motor Corporation disclosed a data breach on its cloud environment that exposed the car-location information of 2,150,000 customers for ten years, between November 6, 2013, and April 17, 2023.

The data breach resulted from a database misconfiguration that allowed anyone to access its contents without a password. This incident exposed the information of customers who used the company's T-Connect G-Link, G-Link Lite, or G-BOOK services between January 2, 2012, and April 17, 2023. Read More
Healthcare IT: Samsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA clearance for AFib monitoring
MobiHealthNews
Tech giant Samsung Electronics announced it received FDA clearance for its Health Monitor app's Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. 

IHRN works with the app's electrocardiogram function to monitor heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm. If AFib is detected, the Galaxy Watch prompts the user to take an ECG with the Watch. Read More
Homeland Security: U.S. agencies and allies partner to identify Russian Snake malware infrastructure worldwide
Homeland Security Today
The National Security Agency (NSA) and several partner agencies have identified infrastructure for Snake malware—a sophisticated Russian cyberespionage tool—in over 50 countries worldwide.

To assist network defenders in detecting Snake and any associated activity, the agencies are publicly releasing the joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), “Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware” today.

The agencies, which include the NSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), Canadian Cyber Security Centre (CCCS), United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) attribute Snake operations to a known unit within Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The international coalition has identified Snake malware infrastructure across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, including the United States and Russia. Read More
Transportation: GM hires ex-Apple exec to lead new software unit
CNBC
General Motors has hired former Apple executive Mike Abbott to lead a newly created software unit for the Detroit automaker. Abbott, former vice president of engineering for Apple’s cloud services division, will join GM as executive vice president of software, effective May 22.

Software, specifically monetizing it, is a major focus for automakers such as GM, as it eyes recurring revenue opportunities such as subscriptions to boost profits. Read More
Human Resources: How The Mom Project aims to connect skilled moms with flexible employers
HR Dive
When Allison Robinson gave birth to her first child in 2015, she wasn’t planning to take maternity leave. Or start a business. To her surprise, she did both.

“It’s really hard to predict how much life is going to change when you become a parent. It’s the most life-changing event,” Robinson told HR Dive in a recent interview. “When I was on leave, like so many people, my priorities came into focus.”

It was with this clarity and focus that Robinson had an idea. While on leave, she came across a statistic in the Harvard Business Review that troubled her: Over 40% of highly skilled women will leave the workforce after having children.

The Mom Project is a digital talent platform that connects women with flexible job opportunities and companies with talented workers. In the last seven years, the Chicago-based company has accrued $116 million in total funding, alongside 290 full-time workers, who operate fully remotely. Read More
Business & Technology: The one true way to prove IT’s value to your CEO
CIO
When I was a CIO, I always dreaded the annual budget season because I knew, somewhere during the process, the CEO, my boss, would ask, “What are we getting for this constantly growing IT department.”

It’s a question that keeps most CIOs up at night when asked to defend IT investments, and it’s one all CIOs should expect to answer, given that IT expenditures can range from 1% to more than 50% of a company’s total revenue. Read More