Iranian Hackers Shut UK Power Plant for 4 Days in Major Cyberattack
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 22
Iranian Hackers Shut UK Power Plant for 4 Days in Major Cyberattack
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 22
Summary
A UK power plant was forced offline for four days after a cyberattack attributed to Iranian hackers, in what the Sunday Telegraph described as the most successful attack of its kind.
The outage was contained to the plant and did not disrupt the UK’s wider electricity supply, limiting the immediate impact beyond the facility itself.
The report points to a significant breach of critical infrastructure despite that containment, underscoring the vulnerability of energy assets to state-linked cyber operations.