Iranian hackers force UK power plant offline for days
- A UK small-scale energy generator was forced to shut down for four days following a cyber attack by Iranian-affiliated hackers in July, according to a report in The Telegraph.
- The incident is believed to mark the first time an Iranian cyber attack has successfully taken a UK power plant offline.
- The National Cyber Security Centre was notified, and the government said that the breach posed no risk to the wider power grid.
- In response to the attack, the UK government issued security briefings and updated safety advice to power companies and businesses.
- The breach follows warnings from NCSC head Dr Richard Horne that hostile states target Britain with around four significant cyber attacks each week.
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