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UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers

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The brief

The exact location has not been revealed due to security concerns 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • 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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8h Manchestereveningnews

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

8h BBC

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.

10h Dailymail

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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UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers

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The brief

The exact location has not been revealed due to security concerns 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • 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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Sources · 2 citations

S1 Manchestereveningnews 1 report · EN
S2 DailymailLead 1 report · EN
BBC 1 report · EN