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Bank marks major milestone in UK Islamic banking with £3 billion in assets
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) AlRayan Bank, the UK's largest Sharia-compliant bank, has announced that its total assets have exceeded "3 billion for the first time in its history. The major milestone underscores the bank's continued growth and strategic transformation, reinforcing its position as the leading…...
JLR suppliers 'deserve the best possible chance to survive' - business finance team says as investment support offered after cyber attack
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (539+ words) Suppliers impacted by the JLR cyber-attack are being given urgent financial advice and support from the Investment Readiness Programme. Delivered by Oxford Innovation Advice and funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the initiative was originally designed to help…...
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack crisis: What we know as production set to restart this week
4+ mon, 20+ min ago (246+ words) Although the crisis is far from over, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is marking a significant step forward this week with testing underway ahead of plans to restart production at its cavernous factory that sits along the M54 in the West Midlands....
Renault says UK customer personal data stolen in cyber attack
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (308+ words) The personal data of some UK Renault customers has been stolen by hackers following the latest in a series of major cyber attacks on global businesses. Renault Group UK emailed drivers to confirm that a third-party data processing business used…...
'The ripple effects of this cyber-attack are being felt right across our business,' survey of JLR suppliers reveals
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) A snap survey of businesses across the West Midlands has revealed the significant financial and operational challenges facing JLR's supply chain in the wake of a major cyber attack. The research conducted by the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Coventry…...
Jaguar Land Rover restarts some of its operations as recovery from cyber attack 'firmly under way'
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (332+ words) Jaguar Land Rover has this afternoon confirmed it has restarted some its operations after a debilitating cyber attack - saying its "recovery programme is firmly under way". Coventry-headquartered JLR, which has large manufacturing bases alongside the M54 near Wolverhampton and Telford, as…...
'It's started already': Car industry expert warns Black Country jobs are being lost because of Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) A motor industry expert has warned that thousands of jobs are at risk as a result of the cyber-hacking crisis at Jaguar Land Rover. Prof David Bailey, of Birmingham University, called on the Government to introduce a furlough and emergency-loan…...
Drone shows 'digital siege' at Jaguar Land Rover centre in the West Midlands as hackers cause mass lay-offs
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (151+ words) Aerial views capture vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover distribution centre, after an ongoing cyber attack led to 'lay-offs in their hundreds'. Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire." The cyber…...
Jaguar Land Rover could face £120m hit after factory shutdown extended – experts
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (576+ words) The car giant has reportedly also warned suppliers that disruption could last into November. Jaguar Land Rover could face a "120 million hit to its finances after the UK's largest car maker extended its shutdown on car production for another week,…...