Jaguar Land Rover Begins Controlled Recovery After Cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, is cautiously resuming manufacturing after a debilitating cyberattack on 31 August that forced the shutdown of its global operations in the UK, India, Brazil and Slovakia. The most critical IT systems, payments, logistics, invoicing, are being reactivated first to ensure suppliers can be paid and parts delivered.

To stabilise the situation, the UK government is backing a £1.5 billion loan guarantee while JLR has negotiated a £2 billion credit facility with private banks. Suppliers, especially smaller ones, have voiced concern that relief is not reaching them directly.

Despite the backing, a full production restart may take weeks or months. JLR says it is working with cybersecurity agencies and law enforcement to rebuild its systems securely.

Source: theguardian.com