Jaguar Land Rover is beginning a “controlled, phased restart” of its operations, following a major cyber attack.
In a statement it said:
“Today we have informed colleagues, suppliers and retail partners that sections of our digital estate are now up and running. The foundational work of our recovery programme is firmly underway.”
It added that it had “significantly increased IT processing capacity for invoicing” so that it could clear its backlog of payments. The Global Parts Logistics Centre, which supplies the parts distribution centres for retailers is also returning to full operations.
Finally it added that the financial system that it uses to process the wholesales of vehicles has been brought back online, that means it will be able to sell and register vehicles.
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The statement continued:
“These are important initial steps as our dedicated teams work around the clock alongside cybersecurity specialists, the UK Government’s NCSC and law enforcement to ensure we restart in a safe and secure manner.
“Our focus remains on supporting our customers, suppliers, colleagues and our retailers. We fully recognise this is a difficult time for all connected with JLR and we thank everyone for their continued support and patience.”
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JLR, would ordinarily manufacture around 1000 cars a day from its 3 UK factories in Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton, but its production lines have been suspended since a cyber attack in August. As a result its factories remain closed with workers being told to stay at home.
Yesterday, the government said that it was considering stepping in to provide support packages for JLR suppliers, amid concerns that some could go under.
A group called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters has claimed responsibility for the hack on JLR, as well as earlier ones on Marks & Spencer and Co-op.
