Jaguar Land Rover production suffered due to cyberattack

The cyberattack has seriously disrupted production of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles, including at the company's two main factories in the UK. This is reported by the BBC TV channel with reference to representatives of the automaker.

The company, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, said it had taken urgent measures to mitigate the effects of the hack. The cyberattack also affected Jaguar Land Rover's retail network, but there is no evidence of theft of any customer data.

According to the newspaper, the cyberattack began on Sunday, September 1. JLR shut down its IT systems to minimize the damage. Its specialists are working on the renewal of the network infrastructure. On Monday, September 2, a notice was sent to employees of the company's plants in Halewood and Solihull asking them not to go to work.

"At this stage, there is no evidence of any customer data being stolen, but our retail and manufacturing operations have been severely disrupted," JLR said.

It is not yet known who is responsible for the hacking. It is noted that it was preceded by serious attacks on large British enterprises, including Marks & Spencer and Co-op. In both cases, hackers tried to extort money.

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Earlier, on August 27, it was reported that Land Rover introduced a special version of the Defender SUV, which was named the Churchill Edition. It is dedicated to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his personal car, the Land Rover Series I. The Defender will have a circulation of 10 copies.

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