Jaguar Land Rover has extended its production shutdown by another week due to a severe cyberattack that disrupted its systems and resulted in data theft. The cybercriminal group “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” has claimed responsibility, deploying ransomware and stealing information from the automaker’s network. #Lapsus$ #ShinyHunters
Keypoints
- Jaguar Land Rover is continuing its production halt due to a cyberattack investigation.
- The attack impacted JLR’s global operations and led to data theft.
- A hacking group named “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” has taken responsibility for the breach.
- The group has posted internal system screenshots and claimed to deploy ransomware.
- Initial reports do not specify which cybercrime group was behind the attack, and no ransomware operation has officially claimed responsibility.