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Connecticut car dealerships hit by cyberattack

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2 years ago

June 26, 2024

Connecticut car dealerships hit by cyberattack

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — For the seventh consecutive day, car dealerships, parts suppliers and repair shops are dealing with a nationwide outage of a widely used software that was caused by a cyberattack.

CDK, a software used by 15,000 retail dealerships nationwide, experienced back-to-back cyberattacks last week. It caused the company to shut down all of its systems as an abundance of caution, but the issue has still not been resolved.

For dealerships like Napoli Nissan in Milford, the last seven days have been a time warp.

“We’re going 65-70 years back in time,” said Brendan Camilleri, the general sales manager. “Everything is all hand-written. Invoices are hand-written…everything from service to sales.”

Camilleri said the software is used for everything from purchasing to repairs. He added while business continues while the system down, the work is piling up.

“Over the last several years, we’ve automated everything to make a buyer’s experience much more smoother, and without having software to back us up makes it incredibly difficult,” he said, adding it has also caused delays for customers purchasing cars.

Service shops like Turnpike Motors in Newington said it is also affected by the cyberattack, which is causing delays in getting parts from its suppliers.

“If we call up and ask them if there’s a part they may have showed it in the inventory at one point, and they have to get out of the chair and go to the shelf to see if they actually have it,” Doug Fernandez, who owns Turnpike Motors, said. “All their inventory is frozen. They can’t keep count of it. They don’t know if they have one or 10 of anything right now.”

Fernandez and Camilleri both said they’ve received no indication as to when the software could be back online, but added the implications could have a ripple effect for months.

“It’s just messy,” Fernandez said. “The worst part about it is there’s a financial hit because you’re going to have to quote stuff out to deliver things and you’re going to have the wrong information and as the businesses we’re going to have to pay for those differences. And there’s just going to be a bunch of invoices and things that get lost.”

CDK Global did not respond to News 8’s request for comment.

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AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Getting New Toro Tubo

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16 hours ago

March 23, 2026

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AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Getting New Toro Tubo

There’s already an AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Toro; it measures 6 1/4 x 52. In a month, there will also be a 6 x 52 toro.

It’s not simply a quarter-inch of difference in length. The new Tubo is a round cigar while the original Toro is box-pressed. Also, as the name implies, the Tubo will come individually packaged in tubes. Blend-wise, the two cigars are the same: an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos grown by AGANORSA. The line is made at the company’s factory in Nicaragua.

The AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo has an MSRP of $19.99 and comes in boxes of 10 cigars.

“The Aniversario Connecticut Tubo offers a perfect combination of elegance, convenience, and flavor,” said Terence Reilly, vp of sales & marketing for AGANORSA Leaf, in a press release. “It’s an ideal cigar for both longtime fans of the brand and smokers discovering Aganorsa for the first time.”

AGANORSA Leaf will show off the Aniversario Connecticut Tubo to retailers during the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show, which takes place April 18-20 in New Orleans. The company says it will ship the cigar to stores in late April.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. Previously, I started TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors blogs of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry since 2010, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. Beyond writing, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff from weighing cigars to coordinating the tech. Outside of work, I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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Teen injured after being shot in Hartford Monday morning

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1 day ago

March 23, 2026

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Teen injured after being shot in Hartford Monday morning

A teen is suffering non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound after a shooting in Hartford on Monday morning, police said.

Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said officers were dispatched to the area of East Street around 6:45 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 14-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The victim is being treated at a local hospital.

“It is not believed that the incident occurred on East Street,” Boisvert wrote in a press release.

Police do not know where the shooting occurred, according to Boisvert.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating the incident.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information regarding the case is asked to call the Hartford Police tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

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Two in the hospital after Hartford crash early Sunday morning

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2 days ago

March 22, 2026

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Two in the hospital after Hartford crash early Sunday morning

Two people are hospitalized following a crash early Sunday morning in Hartford.

According to officials, officers responded to 587 Blue Hills Avenue around midnight for reports of an accident with serious injuries.

They say firefighters arrived on scene to a 2-car crash with a white Lexus rolled over with ejection of the driver.

Officials say the victim was conscious on the ground and received quick trauma assessment before being transported to Saint Francis Hospital.

The driver is in stable but critical conditions, police say.

The operator of the white Toyota sustained minor injuries and was also transported to Saint Francis Hospital for further evaluation.

Officials say that the driver of the Lexus was driving southbound and tried to pass the Toyota when the car spun out, hit several fences and two parked cars.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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