Small UK power plant shut down after cyberattack linked to Iran: Telegraph
The U.K. government says the incident did not pose a risk to the country's energy system, adding that it briefed CEOs of companies in the sector with advice.
A small UK power plant was shut down for four days after a cyberattack. The incident, which occurred last month, was linked to Iran, according to The Telegraph. The British government has not disclosed the name of the affected power plant due to security concerns.
The UK government stated that the incident did not pose a risk to the country's energy system. The government briefed CEOs of companies in the sector with advice. The cyberattack is considered one of the most successful of its kind and took place at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure.
The outage had no impact on the UK's wider power supply or energy generation. Iranian hackers have been regarded as a capable cyber power, and Western cybersecurity experts have been bracing for attacks since the start of the conflict with the US. Similar suspected attacks have been reported in several countries, including Germany, Finland, Poland, Belgium, and Albania.
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