Jaguar Land Rover issues update on job safety after cyber attack Birmingham Live

pOur website is temporarily unavailable in your locationppWe are working hard to get it back onlineppJLR has extended its production shut down in the wake of the cyber attack with the Birmingham car giant hit by a debilitating cyber security incident last monthpp Jaguar Land Rover has issued an update on job security in the wake of the crippling cyber attack JLR has extended its production shut down in the wake of the cyber attack with the Birmingham car giant hit by a debilitating cyber security incident last month ppJLR said Today we have informed colleagues suppliers and partners that we have extended the current pause in our production until Wednesday 24th September 2025ppBut the Press Association says that those directly employed by JLR were not at risk of losing their jobs JLR added We have taken this decision as our forensic investigation of the cyber incident continues and as we consider the different stages of the controlled restart of our global operations which will take timeppREAD MORE titleppREAD MORE UK households told switch lights off with epidemic spreading across EnglandppWe are very sorry for the continued disruption this incident is causing and we will continue to update as the investigation progressesppA previous JLR statement said Since we became aware of the cyber incident we have been working around the clock alongside thirdparty cybersecurity specialists to restart our global applications in a controlled and safe mannerppAs a result of our ongoing investigation we now believe that some data has been affected and we are informing the relevant regulatorsppOur forensic investigation continues at pace and we will contact anyone as appropriate if we find that their data has been impactedppWe are very sorry for the continued disruption this incident is causing and we will continue to update as the investigation progressesppJLR confirmed that it had shut down its IT systems in response to the cyber attack which was first identified on August 31pp Workers on the production lines have not been given a firm date for when they can return The attack has impacted its Halewood and Solihull car plants in addition to its Wolverhampton engine factory ppFurther disruption has been seen at JLRs factories in Slovakia China and India with parent company Tata Motors reporting a cyber incidentp