45 h. ago JLR cyber attack 'most financially damaging ever to hit the UK'

The car manufacturing giant was forced to stop production for five weeks

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1 week ago Hackers targeted JLR months before cyber attack that halted production

Investigators consider whether state-backed actor or organised crime group was involved

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2 w. ago JLR vehicle production restarts in Solihull after cyber attack

Remaining factories in Solihull and Halewood will come back on stream next Monday, followed by the last overseas sites later next week.

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2 w. ago JLR to resume production from Wednesday following cyber attack

The car maker was forced to pause production from the start of September due to a damaging hack.

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2 w. ago JLR testing at factories ahead of production restart after cyber attack

The British car maker has said some sections of its manufacturing will ‘resume in the coming days’.

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover parts makers asked by banks to put up homes as loan security after hack

Lobby group says urgent government intervention required as small suppliers on brink of collapse during shutdownSmall companies who supply parts used in Jaguar Land Rover cars have been asked by banks to put up their family homes as personal guarantees in order to access emergency loans, with no direct UK government support on offer for parts makers a month after the carmaker was hit by a crippling cyber-attack.JLR, Britain’s biggest automotive employer, is considering making advance payments to top-tier suppliers as it tries to restart production after the hack, but smaller parts makers warn they are on the brink of collapse without urgent cash injections. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover suppliers asked to put up homes as loan security after hack

Lobby group says urgent government intervention required as small suppliers on brink of collapse during shutdownSmall suppliers to Jaguar Land Rover have been asked to put up their family homes as personal guarantees in order to access emergency loans, with no direct UK government support on offer for parts makers a month after the carmaker was hit by a crippling cyber-attack.JLR, Britain’s biggest automotive employer, is considering making advance payments to top-tier suppliers as it tries to restart production after the hack, but smaller parts makers warn they are on the brink of collapse without urgent cash injections. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK government will underwrite £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber

Britain’s largest automotive employer plans to restart engine manufacturing in early October, report saysThe government has said it will underwrite a £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as the car maker battles the consequences of a recent cyber-attack.JLR had to suspend production at its UK factories for several weeks after being targeted by hackers with the shutdown expected to last until at least 1 October. Continue reading...

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