Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for 4 days

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for 4 days

The Telegraph reveals that Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, believed to be the most successful of its kind. The incident highlights the growing threat to critical infrastructure from state-sponsored actors.

Iran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, The Telegraph can disclose…
  1. throwaw12

    Coming soon:

    * Iran caused fall of German manufacturing

    * Iranian investors caused housing shortage in Netherlands

    * Iranians are pushing French to protest against pension age reforms

  2. CrzyLngPwd

    That reads like a scare story for MPs so they approve more money to some dodgy outfit that will save us all from the ever growing axis of evil...again.

  3. donohoe

    Anything from the Telegraph should be treated as suspect and an alternative source should be found.

  4. neves

    If I were an incompetent manager that need to oversee crumble infrastructure, I'd like to blame my problems on evil hackers from the other side of the world.

    This story does not look real.

  5. sajithdilshan

    Why would a power plant system be exposed to internet in the first place

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