Technology26 Jun 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Russian hackers were behind $2.5 billion hack of Jaguar Land Rover: report

Last year, hackers attacked car giant Jaguar Land Rover , one of the U.K.’s biggest employers. The hack halted production for months and made a dent in the cou…

Last year, hackers attacked car giant Jaguar Land Rover , one of the U.K.’s biggest employers. The hack halted production for months and made a dent in the country’s economy. The damage was so severe that the U.K. government decided to bail out the company with a £1.5 billion (around $2 billion) payment, and estimates say the hack cost the British economy $2.5 billion. For months, there was only speculation about who did it. Now, citing people close to the investigation, The New York Times repo…

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