Iranian hackers disabled UK power plant for four days: Report

Published August 23, 2026 10:12am ET | Updated August 23, 2026 10:12am ET



Hackers affiliated with Iran managed to disable a small-scale power plant in the United Kingdom for four days, according to a new report.

The cyberattack is believed to be the first successful attempt at shutting down an energy facility in Britain and is thought to be the most successful of its kind, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. However, the facility’s outage had little to no impact on the rest of the nation’s power supply or energy generation.

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