Think the CDK outage is just about cars and dealerships? Think again | CNN Business

New York CNN  — 

If you aren’t in the market for a car or your family’s income isn’t tied to a car dealership, you might not be aware of crippling cyber attacks that have left nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America struggling to provide services to customers.

Or if you are aware of it, you might think, “Well that sucks, but good thing I won’t be hurt by it.”

Not so fast.

What’s happening: CDK Global, a data provider whose software is used by car dealerships to handle everything from records to scheduling, was

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