Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed that a recent cyber-attack has impacted its data and that it has informed the relevant regulators.
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In an earlier statement after the attack, JLR said ‘there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted.’
In an update statement, the company said: ‘As a result of our ongoing investigation, we now believe that some data has been affected and we are informing the relevant regulators. Our forensic investigation continues at pace and we will contact anyone as appropriate if we find that their data has been impacted.’
The disruption to JLR caused by the recent cyber-attack is continuing this week with no timeline in resolution in sight. Output at JLR manufacturing plants in Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton (engines) has been halted as result of the company’s response to the cyber-attack.
A decision on a return to work and restarting production lines is being reviewed daily.
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By GlobalDataGlobalData analyst Justin Cox told Just Auto: “It is worrying, not just because of the cyber-attack itself – on the face of it a sign of vulnerabilities in cyber defences that need to be addressed urgently – but for the uncertainties that result, not least on how long the disruption to production lines will last.
“The longer the disruption goes on, the more damaging it will be for JLR and for its dealers and suppliers up and down the supply and value chains – not just in the UK, but across the world.”
JLR says that since it became aware of the cyber incident, ‘we have been working around the clock, alongside third‑party cybersecurity specialists, to restart our global applications in a controlled and safe manner.’
