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| Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber attack | Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber attack |
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| Jaguar Land Rover says a cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" vehicle production as well as its retail operation. | Jaguar Land Rover says a cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" vehicle production as well as its retail operation. |
| The firm, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, says it took immediate action to lessen the effect of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations. | The firm, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, says it took immediate action to lessen the effect of the hack and is working quickly to restart operations. |
| There was no evidence any customer data had been stolen, it said. | There was no evidence any customer data had been stolen, it said. |
| The attack began on Sunday and comes at a significant time for UK car sales, as the latest batch of new registration plates became available on Monday 1 September. | The attack began on Sunday and comes at a significant time for UK car sales, as the latest batch of new registration plates became available on Monday 1 September. |
| It's traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle. | It's traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle. |
| The BBC understands that the attack was detected while in progress, and the company shut down its IT systems in an effort to minimise the damage being done. | The BBC understands that the attack was detected while in progress, and the company shut down its IT systems in an effort to minimise the damage being done. |
| Workers at the company's Halewood plant in Merseyside were told by email early on Monday morning not to come into work, with others sent home - as first reported by the Liverpool Echo. | |
| It is not yet known who is responsible for the attack, but it comes in the wake of crippling attacks on prominent UK retail businesses including the Co-op and Marks and Spencer. | It is not yet known who is responsible for the attack, but it comes in the wake of crippling attacks on prominent UK retail businesses including the Co-op and Marks and Spencer. |
| In both cases the hackers sought to extort money. | In both cases the hackers sought to extort money. |
| In a statement the firm wrote: "JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems. | In a statement the firm wrote: "JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems. |
| "We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner. | "We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner. |
| "At this stage there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted" | "At this stage there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted" |
| The halt in production is a fresh blow to the firm which recently revealed a slump in profits attributed to increasing in costs caused by US tariffs. | The halt in production is a fresh blow to the firm which recently revealed a slump in profits attributed to increasing in costs caused by US tariffs. |
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