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Chrysler to Recall More Than 211,000 Vehicles Due to Software Malfunction, NHTSA Says

Dealers will update the control module software free of charge, NHTSA said. (Reuters)
Dealers will update the control module software free of charge, NHTSA said. (Reuters)
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Chrysler to Recall More Than 211,000 Vehicles Due to Software Malfunction, NHTSA Says

Dealers will update the control module software free of charge, NHTSA said. (Reuters)
Dealers will update the control module software free of charge, NHTSA said. (Reuters)

Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 vehicles in the United States due to a software malfunction that could disable the electronic stability control system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Saturday.

Due to the malfunction, the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) control module may disable the electronic stability control system, the regulator said.

"Driving with a disabled electronic stability control system can increase the risk of a crash," it said, Reuters reported.

The recall would affect certain 2022 Dodge Durango and Ram 2500 and 3500 vehicles made by Stellantis-owned (STLAM.MI), opens new tab Chrysler, NHTSA said.

Dealers will update the control module software free of charge, NHTSA said.

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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta 91 Million Euros over Password Storage

A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta 91 Million Euros over Password Storage

A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($101.5 million) on Friday for inadvertently storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption.

The inquiry was opened five years ago after Meta notified Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) that it had stored some passwords in 'plaintext'. Meta publicly acknowledged the incident at the time and the DPC said the passwords were not made available to external parties.

"It is widely accepted that user passwords should not be stored in plaintext, considering the risks of abuse that arise from persons accessing such data," Irish DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement, according to Reuters.

The DPC is the lead EU regulator for most of the top US internet firms due to the location of their EU operations in the country.

It has so far fined Meta a total of 2.5 billion euros for breaches under the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR), introduced in 2018, including a record 1.2 billion euro fine in 2023 that Meta is appealing.