US EditionJaguar Land Rover getting 'daily' support as workers told to stay at home
Jaguar Land Rover halted production after a cyber attack last Tuesday, affecting thousands in its supply chain; government provides daily support amid ongoing recovery efforts.
- Jaguar Land Rover suspended operations and told staff to stay home after a cyberattack hit on August 31, halting production globally including its Solihull plant.
- The cyberattack, claimed by the group 'Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters,' exposed vulnerabilities linked to legacy accounts without phishing-resistant authentication.
- JLR responded quickly by isolating its IT systems to contain damage and is working continuously to restore operations while receiving daily government support.
- Business minister Sir Chris Bryant acknowledged that he was unable to give a specific timeline for when work would resume for the 34,000 UK employees affected by the disruption.
- The attack highlights wider risks as 40% of UK companies faced cyberattacks last year, urging businesses to adopt stronger authentication and pre-authorize system isolation to prevent future damage.
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The car company Jaguar Land Rover announced that its companies in the UK will remain closed until next week, while trying to manage the consequences of a major cyber attack. The company owned by the Indian group, which normally produces about a thousand cars per day, will lose two weeks of production./aionita/eradu (BBC [...]
The factories have been closed for four days, and the Slovakian plant is not producing either.
Jaguar Land Rover Getting 'daily' Support As Workers Told To Stay At Home - Great Yorkshire Radio
The British car maker shut down operations when it spotted the attack last Tuesday, and its staff have been told to stay at home since. Sky News understands JLR workers are not due back at work on Wednesday, with production suspended for another day. When asked for a timeline on when operations would resume for all of the company’s 34,000 UK workers, business minister Sir Chris Bryant said: “I wish that I could provide one, but I cannot. “This i…
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