Summary
Jaguar Land Rover's production and retail operations faced major disruptions due to a cyber-attack. The company, owned by Tata Motors, took steps to reduce the impact and is working to restart its systems. No customer data theft has been reported, and efforts are ongoing to return to normal operations.
Key Facts
- A cyber-attack has disrupted Jaguar Land Rover's vehicle production and retail services.
- The company is owned by Tata Motors, an Indian automotive corporation.
- The attack began on a Sunday, a key time for UK car sales due to new registration plates.
- Jaguar Land Rover detected the attack in progress and shut down IT systems to reduce damage.
- The company's Halewood plant workers were instructed not to come to work.
- Currently, it is unclear who executed the cyber-attack.
- Similar attacks have targeted other UK companies like Co-op and Marks and Spencer.
- Jaguar Land Rover stated there is no sign of any customer data being stolen.
