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Suspected Iran-linked attack knocked UK power plant offline for days
News that suspected Iranian hackers caused the shutdown of a British power plant broke over the weekend, raising the question of whether UK’s power grid and, indeed, the country’s critical infrastructure can fend off destructive cyber attacks. According to sources of UK news outl
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News that suspected Iranian hackers caused the shutdown of a British power plant broke over the weekend, raising the question of whether UK’s power grid and, indeed, the country’s critical infrastructure can fend off destructive cyber attacks. According to sources of UK news outlet The Telegraph, the power plant was offline for four days in July 2026, around the same time when 30+ community water utilities in the US were hit in a coordinated cyberattack … More → The post Suspected Iran-linked attack knocked UK power plant offline for days appeared first on Help Net Security.