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  "id": 2928393,
  "title": "Iranian cyber attack shuts down UK power plant for four days, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iranian-cyber-attack-shuts-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days-report",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-08-24T02:55:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-cyber-attack-shuts-down-uk-power-plant-four-days-report-says"
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  "summary": "Iranian cyber attack shuts down UK power plant for four days, report says Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, the Sunday Telegraph reported. According to the newspaper, the incident appears to mark the first time Iran-linked hackers have successfully shut down such a British facility. The incident occurred alongside a series of attacks…",
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Iranian hackers behind UK energy plant attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/iranian-hackers-behind-uk-energy-plant-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:42:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iranian cyber attack shuts down UK power plant for four days, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/iranian-cyber-attack-shuts-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days-report",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:53:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "UK energy alert issued after Iranian cyber attack on power plant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/uk-energy-alert-issued-after-iranian-cyber-attack-on-power-plant",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:27:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}