"In the UK, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was attacked at the end of August, in one of the most financially damaging cyberattacks of this year. The automotive giant shut down its IT systems to contain the damage but has since lost an estimated £50 million per week, . JLR is expected to restart some production lines this week, per the , but this comes far too late for some of its small suppliers."
"An attack on Asahi Group, which began 29 September, was smaller in financial scale. But the manufacturer of Asahi Super Dry Lager was forced to suspend production at its breweries as the attack centered on its ordering and delivery infrastructure left it unable to ship existing stock. Japan faced potential shortages of the beer as a result, with Asahi Group having since been forced to process orders by hand, phone, and even fax machine per reports in ."
Cyberattacks this period have caused major operational and financial disruption across multiple sectors. Jaguar Land Rover shut down IT systems after an August attack and incurred estimated losses of £50 million per week, jeopardizing smaller suppliers within a supply chain that supports up to 200,000 roles in the UK. An Asahi Group attack in late September disrupted ordering and delivery infrastructure, forcing breweries to suspend production and process orders manually via phone and fax. Earlier retail IT disruptions affected M&S and the Co-op. Such incidents demonstrate cascading impacts on production, distribution, revenue, and employment.
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