CDK Global faces multiple lawsuits from dealerships crippled by cyberattack

CDK Global faces at least eight lawsuits from auto dealerships over cyberattacks that took down the software provider's dealer management system, crippling car sellers' operations. 

The plaintiffs, who are employees or customers of car dealerships that use CDK tools, allege CDK did not adequately protect customer data and that the personal information of tens of thousands of people was likely exposed in the hack.

Tucson, Arizona-resident Omar Aviles, an employee of Asbury Automotive Group, one of CDK Global's roughly 15,000 clients, has filed a proposed class-action suit against the Illinois-based company, alleging it failed to protect the "litany of highly sensitive personal identifiable information" it had stored about former and current auto dealership clients and their customers and employees.