According to the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, reported on local time on the 22nd, Iran caused a British power plant to be out of operation for four entire days due to an unprecedented cyberattack. The report states that this is the first time Iran-related hackers have successfully disabled British power facilities, and it is also the most successful case of such cyberattacks.
British officials have refused to disclose which power plant was affected, citing safety concerns. It is understood that this power plant is relatively small in scale, and its shutdown did not affect the overall electricity supply or energy production in the UK.
In response, the British government informed the CEOs of various power companies and sent notices to these companies, providing relevant advice, instructions, and next-step action plans.
As of now, no official response from Iran has been seen to the aforementioned reports.
The timing of this incident coincides with a series of attacks on American water supply infrastructure last month. These attacks affected 12 states in the United States and raised concerns at the White House.
The report emphasizes that the attack on the British power plant is “unlikely” to have been intended to influence civilians. Instead, it aims to demonstrate that “hackers associated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have the ability to infiltrate British systems and shut down critical infrastructure.”
