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Iran-linked Cyberattackers Shut Down a UK Power Plant for Four Days (bbc.co.uk)

(Sunday August 23, 2026 @04:59PM (EditorDavid) from the strait-shot dept.)


"Iran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack," [1]reports the Telegraph .

[2]More details from the BBC :

> The government said that at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system, but the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has contacted power companies to advise them about the risk of cyber attacks... DESNZ said the incident had affected a small-scale generator and at no point had there been a risk to the wider energy system. The UK's power network has a number of smaller gas generators which provide short-term power when needed.

Thanks to [3]Alain Williams (Slashdot reader #2,972) for sharing the news.



[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/22/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant/

[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo

[3] https://www.slashdot.org/~Alain+Williams


Suuuure (Score:2)

by liqu1d ( 4349325 )

"at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system" - what other than a plant being taken offline by a "hostile nation". No risk at all...

Re: Suuuure (Score:3)

by raburton ( 1281780 )

One small scale generator does not a system make.

Re: (Score:2)

by Jamu ( 852752 )

I doubt Winston Churchill will be losing any sleep over it.

This reads like fake news (Score:3)

by alexhs ( 877055 )

This seems to be propaganda : There's absolutely no independent source, this seems to originate from some gossip by an official in UK's government, sourcing it to the NCSC (a branch of GCHQ), who in turn declined to comment.

The Telegraph heavily uses "it is understood that..." which hints that they were giving very vague information that they're in no way able to confirm.

Also, about Slashdot's summary: there's no more details from the BBC, they're basically pointing to The Telegraph's article.

Good, it will help reveal exploits ... (Score:2)

by drnb ( 2434720 )

> Iran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack

Good, it will help reveal exploits sooner rather than later. Better now than in a more serious conflict involving Russia or China.

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