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Jaguar-owner JLR on reported a severe disruption in production and sales activities due to a cyber incident on Tuesday.The company took immediate action to mitigate the impact by closing all its systems, reporting no compromise of consumer data. The automaker is working to restart its global applications in a controlled manner"We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems. We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner," the company said in a statement."At this stage there is no evidence any customer data has been stolen but our retail and production activities have been severely disrupted," the statement mentioned.British company JLR has a luxury automobile brand portfolio comprising of Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar.The auto giant reported that wholesales for Defender hit a new record in FY25 at 115,404 units, up 0.7% y-o-y. Range Rover Sport wholesales for the year were up 19.7% y-o-y.

Search and rescue operations for a helicopter that went missing while flying over Indonesia's Borneo island with eight people, including an Indian national, on board continued on Tuesday. The Estindo Air BK 117 D3 helicopter - carrying eight people, including a pilot, an engineer and six passengers - lost contact on Monday near Mandin Damar Waterfall, Mentewe, in South Kalimantan province, Indonesian news agency Antara reported. Indian national Santha Kumar was among the passengers, the report said. Others on board were identified as Captain Haryanto, Eng Hendra, Mark Werren, Yudi Febrian, Andys Rissa Pasulu, Claudine Quito, and Iboy Irfan Rosa. The aerial search involves two helicopters operating in shifts to ensure safety, as simultaneous deployment in the same area could endanger the joint search and rescue team, I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Agency, said. In addition to the aerial search, a ground team of 140 personnel from various agencies and local volunteers has been deployed. The joint team is covering a 27-square-kilometre search area in coordination with air support, the report said.