Rome, 23 August (LaPresse) – Iranian hackers are reported to have shut down a British power station for four days in an unprecedented cyberattack. This is according to The Telegraph, which describes the incident as the first successful attack of its kind against critical infrastructure in the country. According to The Telegraph, the incident is said to have taken place last month, coinciding with a series of attacks on US water infrastructure that affected 12 states and raised concerns at the White House. The British authorities have refused to specify which power station was targeted, for security reasons, but it is believed that the plant was out of service for four days whilst staff worked to restore it to working order. According to the British newspaper, the plant in question was relatively small and the outage had no impact on the electricity supply or energy production in the UK as a whole.
United Kingdom: Iranian hackers shut down a small power station
Rome, 23 August (LaPresse) – Iranian hackers are reported to have shut down a British power station for four days in an unprecedented cyberattack. This is according to The Telegraph, which describes the incident as the first successful attack of its kind against critical infrastructure in the country. According to The Telegraph, the incident is said to have taken place last month, coinciding with a series of attacks on US water infrastructure that affected 12 states and raised concerns at the White House. The British authorities have refused to specify which power station was targeted, for security reasons, but it is believed that the plant was out of service for four days whilst staff worked to restore it to working order. According to the British newspaper, the plant in question was relatively small and the outage had no impact on the electricity supply or energy production in the UK as a whole.