UK govt backs JLR with £1.5 billion loan guarantee after cyberattack

The UK government has provided a £1.5 billion loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after a severe cyberattack forced multiple manufacturing plants to suspend production and led to confirmed data theft. A group calling itself "Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters" claimed responsibility, posting screenshots of internal files and alleging ransomware deployment; JLR is resuming phased operations while working with cybersecurity specialists, the NCSC, and law enforcement. The attack disrupted supply chains, threatened thousands of jobs, and was compounded by reports that JLR had not finalised its cyber insurance prior to the incident.