Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest carmaker, said its production would remain halted until at least Oct. 1 after a cyberattack that hit the company this month.
The attack, which targeted the company’s retail and production operations, was one of several cyber and ransomware attacks that have caused disruption to an array of European businesses including hospitals, charities and, most recently, airports in Brussels, Berlin, Dublin and London.
The attacks have been costly, with organizations sometimes needing months to bring their processes back online. Marks & Spencer, one of Britain’s largest retailers, was hit in April by a “highly sophisticated” cyberattack that the company said would cost it about 300 million pounds ($405 million) in lost profits this year.
Jaguar Land Rover had initially told employees, suppliers and partners that its pause in production would end on Wednesday. In a statement on Tuesday, it said that it had extended the pause and was working to ensure it could safely restart production.
“We have made this decision to give clarity for the coming week as we build the timeline for the phased restart of our operations and continue our investigation,” the statement said.
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, said that government officials were working closely with Jaguar Land Rover in response to the attack. “But there is a wider issue here, of ensuring that foreign states, including Russia, cannot bring down production, or flights, or public services in Britain,” she said in an interview with ITV News. “It is a new and a growing threat.”
Mark Walker is an investigative reporter for The Times focused on transportation. He is based in Washington.
Jenny Gross is a reporter for The Times covering breaking news and other topics.
The post Jaguar Faces Prolonged Shutdown After a Cyberattack appeared first on New York Times.
