- cross-posted to:
- automotive@discuss.tchncs.de
- cross-posted to:
- automotive@discuss.tchncs.de
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/49764302
If you want a fun read how, once again, the government socializes losses so the rich can keep their privatized gains. https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115278892228192244 TL;DR they outsourced their IT security (to a company part of management owned), laid off staff and then got owned.
“… since 2008 a subsidiary of India based Tata Motor…”
Ehm… so is India’s Tata subsidizing it too? Their 2024 revenue was 165 B US$.
TL;DR they outsourced their IT security (to a company part of management owned), laid off staff and then got owned.
Also TSC is Tata’s own Consultancy Company ; so they outsourced IT sec to their own subsidiary.
very strange set of circumstances.
They could try selling cheaper cars. Land Rovers are monstrously expensive, and Jaguars are very expensive as well.
Cheaper cars are lower margin tho, a lot of brands have been moving upmarket because of that
Britain will back Jaguar Land Rover […] to help support its supply chain in the wake of […] a production shutdown following a cyberattack […] with some small suppliers saying they had one week left at most before they ran out of cash.
The attacker’s identity is still unknown.
It is noteworthy that European Nato members earmarked 1.5% of their GDPs for non-military defence, including such cyberattacks.
I lost any interest in the brand since they removed the little leaping jaguar from the hood. The current logo is meh, you can’t change my mind.