Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.The incident…
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Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases
Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.
The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government and at no point was there there risk to the wider energy system.
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