Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down. The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK governme

Security chiefs brief energy bosses with ‘advice, direction and next steps’ after cyber attack

The attack occured during the reported Iranian cyberattack that targeted over 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota and several other states in the US, according to the Telegraph.

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days, The Telegraph reports Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, according to British newspaper The Telegraph. This is for the first time that Iranian hackers have succeeded in closing down such a facility

The exact location has not been revealed due to security concerns

The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.

Iranian cyber terrorists forced the unnamed facility to be completely closed down while staff battled to bring systems back online, in the first and most effective attack of its kind.

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

Iran 'shuts down British power station in unprecedented attack'  GB News

Iranian hackers forced UK energy facility to shut for four days  The Times

The generator was forced to shut down for four days following the cyber attack