Report: Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant

According to a report by The Telegraph, a small power plant in Britain was forced offline for four days following an unprecedented cyberattack linked to hackers associated with Iran. British officials reportedly consider this the most successful cyberattack of its kind against the country's energy infrastructure. The incident occurred last month, coinciding with a series of cyberattacks against water infrastructure across 12 states in the United States. British authorities have declined to identify the affected facility, citing security considerations, but emphasized that the plant was small and the disruption did not threaten the national electricity grid. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) declined to comment specifically on the incident, though the government has since issued updated security guidance to energy company executives. Some analysts suggest the operation was intended to demonstrate the capability of hackers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to penetrate sensitive British systems. A UK government spokesperson stated that the country has a highly resilient energy system, noting that the incident involved a small-scale generator and posed no risk to the wider energy infrastructure.