00:00When hackers broke into Jaguar Land Rovers and computer networks at the start of September,
00:07production lines across the UK ground to a halt. That shutdown has left suppliers in the Midlands
00:13and beyond scrambling to stay afloat. Without orders from jail are smaller firms that rely
00:18almost entirely on its business face bankruptcy. Jobs across the supply chain are now at risk,
00:24with thousands of families depending on the outcome. Ministers are weighing up how to
00:29step in. One idea is for government to act as a temporary buyer. Stop piling parts until
00:35JLR restarts production. Another is to offer loans though. Many firms fear debt will not save them.
00:42A furlough style job support scheme has already been ruled out. JLR normally builds around 8,000
00:49cars a day at plants in Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood. That rhythm keeps the supply chain
00:54alive with parts arriving just in time to fit the next vehicle. When it stops, cash drives up fast.
01:02Cyber investigators say the attack was claimed by a group calling itself Scattered Lapsus Hunters.
01:07JLR has not confirmed that claim but is working with the National Cyber Security Centre and the
01:13National Crime Agency. The company employs around 30,000 people directly with another 100,000
01:19person working in the supply chain. Industry figures warn that without intervention many of those firms
01:25could collapse before production resumes. The question now is whether government and JLR can share
01:32the cost of keeping supplies alive, or whether Britain's biggest car maker will restart with a broken chain behind it.
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