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Daily Express · Iran · 22 Aug 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the dead are labelled, the other side is not, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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Iranian hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for four days after major cyber attack

Iranian hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for four days after major cyber attack The exact location of the power plant has not been disclosed for security reasons, but it was offline for days. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Peter Hennessy 00:39, Sun, Aug 23, 2026 Updated: 01:00, Sun, Aug 23, 2026 A file image of a UK power plant - the location of the site involved has not been disclosed (Image: Getty) A British power plant was shut down for four days after an unprecedented cyber attack by Iran -linked hackers, according to reports. The exact location has not been revealed, due to security concerns, but sources have told the Telegraph that the facility was disabled "while staff fought to bring it back online" after the attack. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy It is, however, understood that the plant affected was not one of the biggest sites in the country. Due to the relatively small nature of the plant, the outage had no impact on the UK’s wider power supply or energy generation. A66 crash LIVE: Seven dead including two police officers in horror wrong-way collision The blood-stained UK city where ‘crackheads poo and die outside homes’ - 'please help us' The incident is thought to have taken place in July, at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure. Those attacks affected 12 states and caused concern in the White House. In response, the Government briefed the chief executives of power companies and wrote to businesses with advice, direction and next steps. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The government has said there was no risk to the wider energy system [stock image] (Image: Getty) A Government source told the Telegraph: “We have thresholds for important generators to legally notify us of cyber activity, and this site is nowhere near. It’s a very small scale site, less than a rounding error compared to grid capacity.” Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT A Government spokesman said: “The UK has a highly resilient energy system. We work closely with the energy sector to protect infrastructure and ensure the highest security standards. “This story refers to an incident impacting a small-scale energy generator, and at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system.” Energy Iran Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments

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