Last week, Jaguar Land Rover announced that a cyber attack had severely disrupted their operations. The company sent staff home while it investigated and paused operations following the attack. Now, the automaker says it believes that some customer data may have been affected by the attack.
JLR Customer Data May Have Been Lost In Cyberattack
“As a result of our ongoing investigation, we now believe that some data has been affected and we are informing the relevant regulators. Our forensic investigation continues at pace and we will contact anyone as appropriate if we find that their data has been impacted,” the company said in a statement today. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) did not offer any specifics as to what data had been compromised.
The company did say that partner retail operations, such as service and sales, aren’t affected by the attack. “Since we became aware of the cyber incident, we have been working around the clock, alongside third‑party cybersecurity specialists, to restart our global applications in a controlled and safe manner.”
Cars Hold More Of Your Data Than You Think
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Consumers should be concerned any time an automaker says customer data could be affected by a data breach. Today’s cars hold vast amounts of personal data due in large part to just how connected they are. Many automakers don’t disclose this information up front. Consumer data can be sold to third-party advertisers, showing you ads for that coffee shop you like, or for Target, since you use your GPS to navigate there at least three times a month. It can be even more detailed than that, especially if you’re saving payment methods to your car, say, to pay for EV charging.
Jaguar says in its statement that it will contact owners should their data be compromised, and we expect this isn’t the last we’ll hear on the JLR cyberattack.
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