Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber-attack


A cyber-attack has “severely disrupted” Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants.

The company, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, said it took immediate action to lessen the impact of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations. JLR’s retail business has also been badly hit at a traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle – but there is no evidence any customer data had been stolen, it said.

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Source: BBC News


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