Beyond the Firewall: How a Single Cyberattack Crippled Jaguar Land Rover's Global Supply Chain
Executive Summary The September 2025 cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become a case study in how digital threats can cascade into physical supply chain disasters. What began as a cybersecurity incident escalated into a weeks-long production shutdown affecting approximately 1,000 vehicles per day, costing tens of millions in losses, and triggering layoffs across JLR’s supplier network 12. The attack’s ripple effects exposed critical vulnerabilities in just-in-time manufacturing models and demonstrated how modern supply chains remain dangerously fragile despite their efficiency. This analysis examines the incident’s implications for manufacturing security, highlighting four key lessons for building cyber-resilient supply chains.
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