UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers
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- The exact location has not been revealed due to security concernsS1
- 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.S2
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UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers
The exact location has not been revealed due to security concerns
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Cyber attack shut down small power plant
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.
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Iranian hackers 'shut down British power plant for four days' in unprecedented cyber attack
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 ki…
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Published Aug 23, 2026
What to know
- The exact location has not been revealed due to security concernsS1
- 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.S2
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UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers
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