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Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack triggers major financial and supply-chain disruption
Jaguar Land Rover disclosed that a 2025 cyberattack cost the company about **ÂŁ196 million** in one quarter and significantly disrupted its supply chain and operations. The attack, claimed by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, involved data theft and prolonged system outages, and was cited by the Bank of England as a factor in weaker UK GDP performance.
Brightspeed investigates breach claims impacting over 1 million U.S. broadband customers
U.S. fiber broadband provider **Brightspeed** is probing claims by the Crimson Collective hacking group that it breached company systems and stole data on more than one million customers. The alleged leak reportedly includes personal details tied to residential and business users across 20 states, raising concerns over exposure of sensitive customer information.
Taiwan reports record surge in Chinese cyber activity against critical infrastructure
Taiwanâs National Security Bureau reported more than **960 million intrusion attempts** against critical organizations in 2025, mostly attributed to Chinese threat actors. This marked a 6% rise over 2024 and more than double 2023 levels, with attacks increasingly targeting key infrastructure and government systems in the context of heightened crossâstrait tensions.
UK launches ÂŁ210 million publicâsector cybersecurity overhaul and new Government Cyber Unit
The UK government announced a **ÂŁ210 million** cybersecurity plan to harden defenses across central departments and wider public services, including health, tax and benefits systems. The strategy establishes a dedicated Government Cyber Unit and a Government Cyber Coordination Centre to improve risk management, incident response, and accountability across the public sector.
Higham Lane School cyberattack in England forces temporary closure for 1,500 students
Higham Lane School in Nuneaton temporarily closed after a cyberattack crippled its IT systems, disrupting learning for about 1,500 students. Staff and pupils were instructed not to use platforms such as Google Classroom while national authorities and cybersecurity experts investigated and worked to restore systems.
Australian insurer Prosura suffers cyber incident and shuts customer portals
Australian insurer **Prosura** temporarily disabled its online policy management and claims portals following unauthorized access to internal systems on January 3. Exposed data may include customer names, emails, phone numbers, and policy details, although payment information was reported as remaining secure while the investigation continues.
Romanian critical infrastructure targeted in significant cyberattack amid warnings on firewall obsolescence
A recent breach roundup highlighted that Romanian **critical infrastructure** was hacked, illustrating growing risks to national systems that rely on traditional perimeter defenses. In the same context, Moodyâs analysts argued that conventional firewalls are on a path toward obsolescence as attackers bypass them with identityâ and cloudâfocused techniques, demanding more modern security architectures.
Oltenia Energy Complex attack exposes risks to national power infrastructure
The **Oltenia Energy Complex**, responsible for about 30% of Romaniaâs electricity production, suffered a cyberattack exploiting internetâexposed services. Attackers compromised IT systems supporting the energy group, underscoring how vulnerable power infrastructure remains and how outages or manipulation could have wide energy and economic impacts.
Everstream Analytics warns of escalating cyberattacks and hybrid warfare against global supply chains
Everstreamâs **2026 Annual Supply Chain Risk Report** recorded 2,526 cyber incidents across industries between January and November 2025, nearly double 2024âs 1,295. The report notes a 722% increase in attacks on automotive manufacturing and a 965% rise in logistics attacks since 2021, driven by increasingly geopolitical, stateâlinked campaigns against critical maritime and transport infrastructure.
Enterprise cyber resilience survey finds attacks disrupt operations for days or weeks
A global survey of 750 CISOs found that **55% of enterprises faced cyberattacks in 2025**, with none able to fully restore operations within a day. Many organizations experienced nearly five days of downtime on average, and some up to two weeks, with recovery costs reaching around **$5 million**, highlighting that many businesses still lack robust resilience and recovery capabilities.
Moodyâs 2026 outlook forecasts more dangerous AIâpowered attacks and regulatory friction
In its 2026 cyber outlook, **Moodyâs** predicts more sophisticated AIâenabled threats, including âadaptive malwareâ and early signs of semiâautonomous attacks that are harder to detect. The report also warns of increased cryptocurrency thefts and notes that diverging U.S.âEU regulatory agendas will complicate global harmonization, creating gaps that attackers can exploit faster than regulators can respond.
Corelight identifies six âcanâtâignoreâ cyber threats for 2026, led by agenticâAIâdriven attacks
A Corelight analysis highlighted six key cyber threats for 2026, including exploits driven by **agentic AI**, shadow AI tools, and AIâpowered social engineering. The report emphasizes that AI is accelerating ransomware orchestration, enabling faster compromise, encryption, and data exfiltration, and recommends stronger zeroâtrust and identityâcentric controls.