Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Cyberattack Disrupting Global IT Systems

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK’s leading luxury automotive manufacturer, has disclosed that it is the victim of a significant cyberattack affecting its global information technology infrastructure.

In a statement released early Wednesday, JLR confirmed that an unauthorized intrusion forced the company to take precautionary measures by proactively shutting down critical systems to contain the breach and safeguard sensitive data.

According to JLR’s announcement, the cyber incident was detected late on Tuesday evening when unusual network activity triggered multiple security alerts.

“We have been impacted by a cyber incident and took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems,” the company said. “We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner.”

While the attack has severely disrupted both retail and production operations, JLR emphasized that there is currently no evidence any customer or employee data has been compromised ...