From connected cars to fragile factories: How cyber risk is rewiring the auto industry
Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack exposed automotive digital fragility.
When Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) halted production across its UK factories in late 2025, the headlines focused on lost output, idle workers and delayed deliveries. That was the easy story. The deeper, more uncomfortable truth is that the attack exposed how profoundly digital vulnerabilities have been baked into the automotive industry — not just in connected vehicles, but across factories, logistics systems and sprawling supplier networks.
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