The BBC reported that “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” claimed responsibility for the attack on messaging app Telegram and posted pictures that seemed to be from within the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) IT networks.
The group of young, English-speaking hackers has been linked to the cyber attacks in spring that hit several retailers.
JLR halted some production on Monday after confirming that it had been “severely disrupted” by a cyber incident.
“We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems, it said in a statement.
“We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner.
“At this stage there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted.”
“Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” is reportedly the grouping of three separate hacker groups Scattered Spider, Lapsus$ and Shiny Hunters.
Scattered Spider was widely linked to the attacks that hit Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods earlier this year. M&S expects the attack, which happened in April, to make a £300m dent in its profits. The effect also had impacts on its operations that lasted for months.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four people in connection with the attacks in July. This included a 20-year-old woman in Staffordshire and three men aged between 17 and 19 in London and the West Midlands. All four were subsequently released on bail.
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