Jaguar Land Rover hit by major cyber attack as production halts at UK plant

"Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been forced to shut down production and IT systems after a cyber attack crippled its operations, disrupting manufacturing, deliveries and new car registrations. The company confirmed the incident on Monday, describing it as a "cyber incident" that required the immediate shutdown of systems across its global network. The timing could hardly have been worse for JLR, coinciding with the launch of the UK's new 75 plate registrations."

"JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems. We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner. At this stage there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted."

"The Liverpool Echo reported that the incident was first detected at 4.30am on Monday, with systems offline since. Staff were told their hours would be banked in line with company agreements until production resumes. Parent company Tata Motors disclosed the issue in a filing to the Indian stock exchange, calling it an "IT security incident" but offering no further details. "We are working at pace to resolve global IT issues impacting our business," it said."

Jaguar Land Rover halted production and shut down IT systems after a cyber attack that crippled operations, affecting manufacturing, deliveries and new car registrations. The shutdown coincided with the UK's new 75 plate registration launch, preventing dealers from registering vehicles and delaying deliveries. The Halewood plant near Liverpool was closed and staff sent home with hours banked under company agreements. JLR took immediate action to mitigate impact and is working to restart global applications; at this stage there is no evidence customer data was stolen. The incident was detected early Monday and Tata Motors called it an IT security incident while working to resolve global IT issues.

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