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Sonic Automotive · SEC 8-K Item 1.05Filed Jul 5, 2024

Sonic Automotive discloses a material cybersecurity incident

Material cybersecurity incidentSecurityUpdated 15h ago
Disclosed
Jul 5, 2024
Records
Not stated
Industry
Retail and distribution
Filings
2
Data involved
Not listed by the filing.
SEC filing

What the filing says

As previously disclosed on its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2024, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") has experienced disruptions since June 19, 2024 in its access to certain information systems provided to the Company by CDK Global ("CDK") due to a cybersecurity incident experienced by CDK (the "Incident"). The affected systems include the Company's dealer management system ("DMS"), its customer relationship management system ("CRM") and other systems that support sales, inventory and accounting functions (collectively with the DMS and the CRM, the "Affected Systems"). As of the date of this filing, access to the basic functionality of the DMS has been restored.

Timeline

  1. Amended filing · Aug 5, 00:00 UTC
    8-K/A: As previously disclosed in the Original Form 8-K, the Company has experienced disruptions in its access to certain information systems provided to the Company by CDK Global ("CDK") due to a cybersecurity incident experienced by CDK on June 19, 2024 (the "Incident"). As of the date of this filing, access to the Company's information systems affected by the Incident has been restored, including its dealer management system ("DMS") and customer relationship management system ("CRM"). However, the Company experienced operational disruptions throughout July related to the functionality of certain CDK customer lead applications, inventory management applications and related third-party application

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