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Iranian hackers reportedly shut down a UK power plant after a major cyberattack
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First seen: Aug 23, 2026, 12:01 AM UTCUpdated: Aug 23, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
Iranian hackers are reported to have disrupted a UK power plant for several days. The headline does not identify the plant or provide further details.
SO WHAT?
A prolonged cyberattack on power infrastructure could disrupt electricity services and signal wider threats to critical infrastructure.
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albawaba.comen
Iranian cyberattack shut down UK power station for several days
Aug 23, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC
jpost.comen
Iranian cyberattack shuts down British power plant for four days
Aug 23, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC
albawaba.comen
Iranian cyberattack shut down UK power station for several days
Aug 23, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC
samaa.tven
Iranian hackers shut down British power plant for four days
Aug 23, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC
khaama.comen
Iranian-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant in Four-Day Cyberattack
Aug 23, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC
ynetnews.comen
Report: Iranian hackers shut UK power plant for four days in unprecedented cyberattac
Aug 23, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC
nzherald.co.nzen
Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant for four days in cyber attack
Aug 23, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC
yahoo.comen
Cyber attack shut down small power plant
Aug 23, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC
jpost.comen
Iranian cyberattack shuts down British power plant for four days
Aug 23, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC
i24news.tven
British Power Plants Shut Down For Four Days In Iranian Cyber-attack - Report | LIVE BLOG
Aug 23, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC
israelnationalnews.comen
Report: Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant
Aug 23, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC
humanevents.comen
Iranian hackers shut down UK power facility in cyberattack: report
Aug 23, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC
dailymail.comen
Iranian hackers 'shut down British power plant for four days' in unprecedented cyber attack
Aug 23, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC
mirror.co.uken
UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after major Iran-linked cyber attack
Aug 23, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC
lbc.co.uken
UK power generator forced to shut down for four days after cyber attack by Iranian hackers
Aug 23, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC
express.co.uken
Iranian hackers 'shut down UK power plant' for days after major cyber attack | UK | News
Aug 23, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC