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Cyberattacks Cripple Small Businesses, Even When They Aren’t Hacked

By Kim S. Nash

 

Welcome back. Fallout from a cyber strike at U.K. carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is hurting suppliers, dealers and workers. 

The hack forced JLR, a division of India's Tata Motors, to shut down production lines for at least six weeks while it recovered its tech systems. Factory workers went on furlough and suppliers that rely on steady orders from JLR continue to feel a financial squeeze. Read our full story.

Also today: 

  • American Airlines unit is a second victim of Oracle vulnerability
  • China accuses U.S. of hacking
  • Nevada expects cyber insurance to cover costs from August cyberattack
  • Hundreds of thousands of F5 devices at risk
 

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More Cyber News

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Swedish security-services provider Verisure reported a cyber incident to police after it discovered a data breach at subsidiary Alert Alarm. The business operates on separate tech systems from the main Verisure network. Names, addresses, email addresses, and Social Security numbers of about 35,000 current and former Alert Alarm customers were exposed. (WSJ)

A second Oracle hack victim: Envoy Air, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines, is investigating a cyberattack linked to recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Oracle's E-Business Suite software. No customer data was breached but “a limited amount of business information and commercial contact details may have been compromised,” Envoy said.

  • Harvard University was also attacked through its Oracle systems. (Reuters) 

China accused the U.S. of hacking mobile devices of staff at the National Time Service Center, a unit of the Chinese government that provides time information to critical infrastructure such as communications, power and defense. Chinese officials said the attacks happened in 2022, with subsequent attempts in 2023 and 2024. (Associated Press) 

Cyber insurance rescue: Nevada officials said the state's $7 million cyber insurance policy should cover all costs from an August hack that disrupted state services for weeks. (News from the States)

266,978

Number of internet-facing F5 devices worldwide that are potentially at risk of a cyberattack from suspected Chinese hackers, according to Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit cybersecurity group. (Bleeping Computer)

Cyber company F5 disclosed last week that nation-state hackers had penetrated its BIG-IP application-security products, stealing source code and information about vulnerabilities. 

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten, James Rundle and Catherine Stupp. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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