Tata Motors (Jaguar Land Rover)

Tata Motors, the parent company of Jaguar Land Rover, suffered a severe cyberattack that forced a shutdown of production in the UK. The incident resulted in exceptional costs of **£196 million ($258 million)** directly tied to the attack, while revenue plummeted from **£6.5 billion to £4.9 billion ($8.5 billion to $6.4 billion)** year-over-year. The financial strain was partially offset by sales growth in India, but the CFO acknowledged the attack as a **major operational disruption**, highlighting its escalating frequency across industries. The attack’s scale—costing the company an estimated **£1.8 billion ($2.35 billion)** in total losses—underscores its catastrophic impact on production, supply chains, and profitability. The prolonged outage and financial hemorrhage align with high-severity cyber incidents that threaten organizational viability, particularly in manufacturing-heavy sectors like automotive.

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/17/asia_tech_news_roundup/

Tata Motors cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tata-motors

"id": "TAT0662106111725",
"linkid": "tata-motors",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'location': 'UK (production disruption); India (parent '
                                    'company)',
                        'name': 'Tata Motors (Jaguar Land Rover)',
                        'type': 'Automotive Manufacturer'}],
 'description': 'Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar Land Rover, revealed a '
                'cyberattack that shut down production in the UK, costing the '
                'company approximately £1.8 billion ($2.35 billion). The '
                'incident resulted in exceptional costs of £196 million ($258 '
                'million) and a revenue drop from £6.5 billion to £4.9 billion '
                '($8.5bn to $6.4bn) year-over-year for the quarter ended '
                'September 30th. Sales growth in India partially offset the '
                'losses. CFO Richard Molyneux acknowledged the severity of the '
                'incident, noting its increasing prevalence among companies.',
 'impact': {'financial_loss': '£1.8 billion ($2.35 billion) (total); £196 '
                              'million ($258 million) (direct exceptional '
                              'costs)',
            'operational_impact': 'Production shutdown in the UK',
            'revenue_loss': '£1.6 billion ($2.1bn) year-over-year (from £6.5bn '
                            'to £4.9bn)',
            'systems_affected': ['Production systems (UK)']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Asia In Brief (The Register)'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure in quarterly '
                                        'results; CFO statement acknowledging '
                                        'impact'},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Tata Motors (Jaguar Land Rover) Disrupts UK '
          'Production',
 'type': 'Cyberattack (Production Disruption)'}