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Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Data Breach, Extends Factory Shutdown Into Next Week

Officials have been alerted as forensic teams work to determine whose data was exposed.

Overview

  • JLR says forensic work indicates some data was affected and it has notified the Information Commissioner's Office, with impacted individuals to be contacted.
  • Production remains paused across UK and overseas plants, and staff have been told to stay home until at least Wednesday as recovery efforts continue.
  • Dealers report ongoing IT outages that force manual new‑vehicle registrations and disrupt parts ordering and service diagnostics.
  • A group calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters has claimed responsibility on Telegram and referenced ransomware, though attribution has not been independently verified.
  • MPs are pressing for emergency financial support as suppliers temporarily lay off thousands and industry estimates point to losses of millions of pounds per day.