'Jaguar Land Rover £2.1bn cyber-attack was state-sponsored'

• Former armed forces minister Al Carns has suggested that the cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover last year was state-sponsored.
• The breach caused up to £2.1bn in damage and forced the car manufacturer to halt production for five weeks, making it the most economically damaging cyber incident in UK history.
• Speaking at an event at the Chatham House think tank, Mr Carns said it was highly unlikely an attack of such magnitude could emanate from a country “without the host state knowing about it”.
• An investigation previously linked the breach to a Russian hacking group, prompting a coordinated response involving the FBI, Google, Microsoft, and UK security agencies.
• MPs are calling on the UK government to increase transparency regarding hostile cyber activity, as Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned Britain must be prepared for potential conflict by 2030.

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Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack was ‘state-sponsored’, former minister suggests