Automakers Face Surge in Cyberattacks as Jaguar Land Rover and Renault Recover from Major Breaches

Cybersecurity experts have warned that global automakers are likely to face an increasing wave of cyberattacks, as recent incidents continue to disrupt operations at leading manufacturers. The warning follows a series of high-profile breaches, including a major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which remains one of the most significant security incidents to hit the automotive industry in recent years. 

Jaguar Land Rover suffered a severe cyberattack at the end of August, forcing the company to shut down its IT systems and suspend production across multiple facilities. The disruption caused widespread operational chaos, but JLR recently confirmed it has begun a phased restart of production at its Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) and Battery Assembly Centre (BAC) in the West Midlands. The automaker plans to expand the restart to other key sites, including Castle Bromwich, Halewood, Solihull, and its manufacturing facility in Nitra, Slovakia. 

JLR CEO Adrian Mardell expressed gratitude to employees for their efforts during the recovery, stating, “We know there is much more to do, but our recovery is firmly underway.” However, the company remains cautious as it works to fully restore systems and strengthen security controls. 

French automaker Renault also confirmed that one of its third-party data processing providers had been targeted in a separate cyberattack, compromising customer information such as names, addresses,

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