Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant – should we be worried?

At no point was there a risk to the wider energy system (Picture: AP/Getty) Cyber hackers linked to Iran shut down a UK power plant for four days. The incident, which occurred in July, involved an unidentified small-scale energy generator, according to The Telegraph. Hackers unlikely had civilian harm in mind when targeting the power plant, though it is reportedly the first time Iran-linked crooks knocked one offline. The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the spy agency GCHQ which investigates attacks on infrastructure, declined to comment as it does not routinely acknowledge individual incidents. The power grid was never at risk and the incident had no impact on energy production, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero told Metro. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start