Jaguar Land Rover brings some IT systems online in “Phased restart” after attack
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said that parts of his IT systems were online again because he continues to recover from a “gradual restart” of his operations, as it continues to recover from a harmful cyber attack.
The British automobile manufacturer had to set production in its British factories for several weeks after they have been targeted by hackers.
The shutdown is expected to last until October 1st.
However, the company said that it was able to get some of its digital systems up and running again and can now delete a gap to suppliers.
A JLR spokesman said: “As part of the controlled, gradual restart of our business, we have now informed colleagues, suppliers and retail partners that parts of our digital application are now in operation.
“The basic work of our recovery program is firmly underway.”
The company said that it had increased its processing capacity for invoices, which meant that it was able to resume payments to its suppliers.
Unions and politicians have warned that small suppliers who produce parts for the car giant could collapse without urgent financial support.
JLR said his global Parts Logistics Center, which delivers spare parts with which the vehicles of its customers are suitable, returned to complete operation.
It was also able to resume the processing of the wholesale of its vehicles, which means that it can sell cars faster and register for customers.
“These are important first steps because our committed teams, along with cyber security specialists, the NCSC of the British government and the law enforcement authorities, work around the clock to ensure that we will restart and safely restart,” said JLR.
Sir Keir Starrer has refused to say whether the government could buy components that are normally used by JLR by their suppliers to keep the smaller shops until they have restored production.
Reports on Thursday said that the officials were considering getting in to keep companies alive in the supply chain.
In an interview with ITV Central, the Prime Minister said that he was “really worried” for the automobile manufacturer and “also concerned about the other companies that fit into JLR and have the effects on them”.
He said that the department for economy and trade “worked with these companies around the clock to see what we can do”, but added that he was “not able to achieve the results of these discussions.
The chairman of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne, wrote to the Chancellor with a number of questions about the measures that urgently support the suppliers.