Jaguar Land Rover Hit by Cyberstorm: Production Stalls and Employees Sent Home
Jaguar Land Rover’s IT systems have taken a sabbatical thanks to a cyber incident. Production halted, employees told to stay home, and car dealers unable to register vehicles. Meanwhile, cybercriminals enjoy the irony of attacking during peak car registration season. Who knew cars could catch a virus? Jaguar Land Rover faces global IT issues!
Hot Take:
Looks like Jaguar Land Rover is getting a crash course in cybersecurity! Forget the high-speed thrills of their cars; it’s the IT team that’s burning rubber, racing against hackers to get their systems purring again. Who needs a pit stop when you can have a full system shutdown?
Key Points:
- JLR faces a major cyber incident affecting sales and production globally.
- The company swiftly shut down systems to mitigate impact and is working on a controlled restart.
- Employees at the UK Halewood plant were instructed to stay home.
- Cybersecurity experts suggest the attack was timed for maximum disruption.
- Manufacturing sectors are increasingly targeted by ransomware attacks.
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