Posted on 09/05/2025 8:58:20 PM PDT by fluorescence
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack.
The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production.
Production remains halted at car factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, as well as at its engine manufacturing centre in Wolverhampton.
The situation remains under review and output could remain suspended for longer.
Car sales have also been heavily disrupted, although the BBC understands some transactions have been able to take place.
JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, shut down its systems on Sunday in order to limit potential damage from the cyber attack.
It is now working to restore them in a controlled manner, but this is understood to be a highly complex process. It is also introducing work-arounds for systems that remain offline.
The attack occurred at what is traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle. The latest batch of new registration plates became available on 1 September.
The disruption extends well beyond JLR's own production lines, with its network of parts suppliers also forced to restrict their operations. Some have complained of a lack of transparency from the company.
Some repair garages have also warned that existing Jaguar or Land Rover owners may face delays if their cars need new parts.
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In 2023, as part of an effort to "accelerate digital transformation across its business", JLR signed a five-year, £800m deal with corporate stablemate Tata Consultancy Services to provide cybersecurity and a range of other IT services.
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“The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production.”
What sales? And why are they trying to produce cars? They’re dead.
Why don’t they teach their “Gender Fluid” types to code, so they can put a stop to it?
They were still making (and selling) Land Rovers.
But, now, maybe their entire company got deleted, so they won’t have to keep pretending.
I wondered what kind of attack. People in the cybersecurity industry share these things, and their tools gather info from an attack on one to identify and classify attacks on another.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scattered-spider-claims-jlr-cyber/
So maybe “vishing” cute name for voice fishing.
Crowdstrike ( yeah I know, Hillary crony / accessory,with alleged Ukraine connections, pointed Hillary server leak at Russia and never provided data to FBI, the fact FBI trusted them indicates they are inside the DS ) being the big one. Like them or not I would check what they know about an attack.
How they may do it:
>> Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack.
How fabulous! Faguar’s suicide was sidetracked by a cyber attack! More time off for all the fruit! Break out the chains & leather and PARTY ‘TIL THE COMPANY’S BROKE!
They seem to sell plenty of cars here in the. DC area.
I’m more interested in that it’s an Indian company with close ties to the Chicoms. That makes me think either the Chicoms did it to cover some IP theft, or they will kill whoever did.
Perfect example of computer worshipper managers not having a non computer back up plan. One needs to see what types of disruption occurs when the computer system goes down in banks, or hospitals. We’ve seen what happens with airlines already.
Plenty of experience with TCS. Hire “The Cub Scouts”; get child-level work quality. Good freaking luck.
How did the world live without computers huh.
Ain’t technology just grand Moe.
Given the lack of detail, I’ll take Ransomware in the betting pool.
This was 10 years ago, but I hired a lawyer who owned an ominous dark purple Jaguar. What a great impression this car made! I hope it was well manufactured and held up for him. But knowing lawyers, it was probably a three year lease automobile.
“cyber attack: Production remains halted ... Car sales have also been heavily disrupted”
how could they tell?
Gonna buy a Land Rover?
Make sure to buy two of them.
Why?
If you buy two you have better odds one of them will actually be running.
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