Iranian hackers shut down UK power facility in cyberattack: report
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- Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 25 Aug, 11:00URL changed
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Sat, 22 August 2026
1 report- humanevents.com22:20first to report
The facility was reportedly disabled for four days as staff worked to restore it.
Sun, 23 August 2026
13 reports- dailymail.com00:59
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.
- ANSA (Italy)06:04
La struttura è rimasta ferma 4 giorni. Nessun impatto sulla fornitura di energia
- middleeasteye.net08:15
- Der Spiegel (Germany)08:41
Das britische Nationale Zentrum für Cybersicherheit hatte Organisationen gewarnt, sich »auf die Gefahr von Kollateralschäden« vorzubereiten, im Zusammenhang mit dem Krieg der USA gegen Iran. Tatsächlich haben Hacker eine kleinere Energieanlage angegriffen.
- Die Zeit (Germany)11:52
Mutmaßlich iranische Hacker haben erstmals eine kleinere Energieanlage in Großbritannien angegriffen. Auswirkungen auf die allgemeine Stromversorgung gab es aber nicht.
- iheart.com13:41
A cyberattack linked to Iranian hackers shut down a small U.K. power plant for four days last month. The incident, the first of its kind, did not affect the wider energy system. The U.K. government is investigating and providing guidance to prevent future threats.
- iheart.com13:41
A cyberattack linked to Iranian hackers shut down a small U.K. power plant for four days last month. The incident, the first of its kind, did not affect the wider energy system. The U.K. government is investigating and providing guidance to prevent future threats.
- iheart.com13:41
A cyberattack linked to Iranian hackers shut down a small U.K. power plant for four days last month. The incident, the first of its kind, did not affect the wider energy system. The U.K. government is investigating and providing guidance to prevent future threats.
- iheart.com13:41
A cyberattack linked to Iranian hackers shut down a small U.K. power plant for four days last month. The incident, the first of its kind, did not affect the wider energy system. The U.K. government is investigating and providing guidance to prevent future threats.
- the-star.co.ke14:30
The Telegraph reported that the attack, which took place last month, was carried out by hackers affiliated to the Iranian regime.
- The Guardian World14:46
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down. The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government, which said that at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system. Continue reading...
- La Repubblica (Italy)17:38
L’operazione avrebbe colpito un’infrastruttura senza minacciare la rete. Ma l’episodio viene letto come un avvertimento
- Times of India18:39
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- Novinky (Czechia)10:51
Elektrárna ve Spojeném království byla minulý měsíc čtyři dny mimo provoz kvůli útoku hackerů napojených na Írán. Podle britského listu The Telegraph jde o dosud nejúspěšnější útok svého druhu.
- Google News - Top Stories17:30
Iran-linked hackers blamed for taking down U.K. power plant for first time, reports say CBS News UK briefs energy chiefs after Iran-linked cyber attack reports Reuters Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant The Telegraph Small UK power generator shut down after cyberattack linked to Iran: Telegraph CNBC Iran-linked hackers suspected in UK power-plant shutdown after alleged Minnesota water attack Fox News
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World09:00
Government measures to improve resilience are not due until 2030 and July’s hack has not altered this timeline Hundreds of Britain’s smallest power plants could remain at a higher risk to state-sponsored cyber-attacks until the 2030s despite a successful Iran-linked hack last month, it has emerged. Officials this week briefed energy bosses on the breach, which is understood to have shut an unnamed small gas power plant for four days last month, and put the industry on alert over the growing...