Around 5,000 businesses across the country have been hit by the fallout of the attack, according to research from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC). Experts from the non-profit organisation have analysed the impact of the cyber attack across the economy and wider supply chain. The cyber attack led to factory shutdown from September 1 (Jaguar Land Rover/PA)JLR stopped production across its UK factories for five weeks from September 1 after being targeted by hackers. The incident also led to warnings from suppliers that they could collapse without trading rapidly resuming or financial support. Recent cyber attacks on UK retailers, such as M&S and the Co-op, were deemed a category 2 incident.

Source: The Times October 22, 2025 19:36 UTC