Jaguar Land Rover Shuts Down in Scramble to Secure 'Cyber Incident'

Jaguar Land Rover says it shut down part of its systems after a cyber incident, with retail and production activities severely disrupted as it works to secure its global IT environment. The company states there is no evidence that customer data has been stolen, and that it is restoring global applications in a controlled manner. The attack is reported to have started on Sunday, with employees at the Halewood and Solihull plants affected, as noted by the BBC.

JLR commentary emphasises a rapid, paced effort to resolve IT issues impacting the business. The company disclosed the incident to the Indian stock market, and the BBC and Liverpool Echo reported on the plant disruptions. According to BBC, the situation reflects a broader pattern of cyberattacks on UK businesses, with JLR pursuing incident response measures to identify the breach point and blast radius.