Iran-linked hackers shut down a U.K. power plant, report alleges

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

Iranian cyberattack on power plant was a ‘warning shot’  The Times

While UK officials said the attack didn't threaten the country's wider electrical supply, the cyberattack did shut down the plant for four days.

Britain warned Iran-linked cyber attack on power plant is a ‘wake-up call’ on threat of Islamic Republic  GB News

Security chiefs brief energy bosses with ‘advice, direction and next steps’ after cyber attack on small gas-fired facility

The energy generator was reportedly shut down for four days last month

A cyber attack shut down a small power facility in the UK last month following warnings about a pattern of disruptive activity by state and non-state actors.

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 targ

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

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

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