Iran-Linked Hackers Force UK Power Plant Offline in Unprecedented Four-Day Cyberattack

A cyberattack attributed to hackers linked to Iran forced a British power plant offline for four consecutive days last month, marking what officials describe as the first successful attack of its kind against UK energy infrastructure. The incident, first reported by The Telegraph, has raised fresh alarm over the vulnerability of critical infrastructure amid heightened tensions between the UK, US, and Tehran. According to the UK government, the affected facility was a small-scale energy generator, and officials have stressed that at no point was there any risk to the broader national grid. A spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the incident “impacted a small-scale energy...

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