Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant

Security No risk to wider energy system, government tells The Reg A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a small UK power plant around the time that a series of digital intrusions disrupted American water utilities across 12 states.A British government spokesperson confirmed the hack to The Register on Monday an

A Telegraph report alleges that Iran-linked hackers temporarily shut down a power plant in the United Kingdom. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

The incident took place in July, at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure which sparked worry in the White House and affected 12 states