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JCT600 was hit by a security breach on Wednesday which resulted in it taking some systems offline while it addressed the issue.
It said there was no evidence that customer data had been accessed and it would put systems back online once it was sure a threat no longer existed.
The dealer group is just one of many who are targeted by criminals. In a statement, it said: “On Wednesday 14th February, our IT security systems identified a potential security breach and, as a precautionary measure, we immediately took some of our systems offline to enable us to undertake a full IT security review, a protocol designed to protect all data. Our website, however, remains fully operational.
“This precautionary action is causing some delays to administration, but we are continuing to deliver cars and customers can use the website as usual to browse for vehicles.
“Our IT team continues to assess the breach, but at this time there is no evidence that any customer data was accessed, and we have full control of the IT systems. We will put all our servers back online as soon as our cyber specialists have completed their review and we are 100% satisfied that a threat no longer exists.”
In the meantime, JCT 600 is continuing to take bookings and deliver vehicles.
“Although there is a little inconvenience and minor delays, but our priority is to proceed with caution with all potential cyber threats.
“Our teams are busy working to get everything operating as normal once again, and there will be no further comment until we are in a position to provide an update,” it said.