JLR shutdown extended as cyber attack fallout deepens

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Jaguar Land Rover has shut down production after a cyber attack forced systems offline. The company has confirmed data was accessed, with output halted until at least October. Workers and suppliers across the Midlands face mounting pressure as ministers and security officials step in.

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00:00This isn't just a glitch, it's Britain's biggest car maker paralysed for weeks by a cyber attack.

00:10The systems that keep production moving have been forced offline,

00:13halting work at plants across the midlands and overseas.

00:17Thousands of staff are out of action and suppliers are waiting for pay that isn't coming through.

00:22For many that means bills stacking up while the guys stay closed.

00:26The company admits some data has been accessed. We don't know whose information was taken,

00:31but the National Cyber Security Centre is involved.

00:34That tells you how seriously this is being treated at the top level.

00:39JLR usually builds close to a thousand vehicles a day.

00:43Each one stopped means money lost, wages under threat and supply chains left hanging.

00:49Industry sources estimate the shutdown is costing tens of millions a week.

00:53For small firms further down the line, those figures aren't abstract, they're make or break.

00:58Some are now warning that if the stoppage drags on, jobs could go.

01:03Government ministers have turned up its factories and suppliers to show support,

01:07but so far there's no concrete package to soften the blow.

01:11The official line is that JLR is planning a phased restart,

01:15with production paused until at least the 1st of October.

01:18But even then, nobody knows if all plants will restart at once.

01:23This case exposes the brutal truth. When everything is connected,

01:27one breach can freeze an entire operation.

01:30And for Britain's flagship car maker, the damage isn't just reputational.

01:34It's a reminder that the real victims of cyber warfare aren't the machines,

01:38they're the people whose livelihoods depend on them.

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