Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions at Dutch-based Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia. The highly unusual step, announced late Sunday, grants the country the power to “halt and reverse” company decisions — meaning Nexperia cannot Read More …

UK: Renault and Dacia customer data stolen in third party cyber attack

Renault has become the most recent victim of a cyber attack. Customers of the French firm and its sister brand Dacia have been warned that their personal data, including postal addresses and emails, has been stolen by hackers. In an Read More …

UK: Jaguar Land Rover rescued with £1.5bn Government loan after cyber attack

The Government has agreed to support Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee expected to unlock £1.5billion to support its supply chain. JLR suspended production at its UK factories following the cyber attack on 31 August, including the one Read More …

UK: Jaguar Land Rover facing costs of “millions per week” following cyberattack due to a lack of insurance cover

Jaguar Land Rover could be facing the full financial impact of its recent cyberattack after reportedly failing to secure cyber insurance before the incident struck. The attack, which came to light on September 2025, forced the carmaker to shut down Read More …

Top auto insurance firm leaked over 5 million records

ClaimPix, a company which streamlines car insurance claims, was leaking sensitive customer data on the clearweb, including people’s phone numbers, and email addresses, an expert has warned. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, known for hunting down misconfigured and unprotected databases, recently Read More …

Stellantis detects breach at third-party provider for North American customers

Stellantis detected unauthorized access to a third-party service provider’s platform that supports its North American customer service operations, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The automaker said the incident, which is under investigation, exposed only basic contact information Read More …

Germany: Cyber Security in Road Transport 2025

Information technology has been part of modern vehicles for a long time already: connected services, AI-based assistants and over-the-air updates are standard in many vehicle models – and with autonomous driving functions the complexity grows further. Cyber security is of Read More …

Range Rover and Jaguar drivers face lengthy repair delays after cyber attack crippled garages

More than a million Range Rover and Jaguar drivers could face huge delays in getting their motors repaired after a devastating cyber-attack crippled Jaguar Land Rover. Bosses at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) were forced to scramble on Sunday, hastily shutting Read More …

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 Read More …

Security researcher maps hundreds of TeslaMate servers spilling Tesla vehicle data

A security researcher has found over a thousand publicly exposed hobby servers run by Tesla vehicle owners that are spilling sensitive data about their vehicles, including their granular location histories. Seyfullah Kiliç, founder of cybersecurity company SwordSec, said he found Read More …