Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA UK small-scale energy generator was forced to shut down for four days following a cyber attack by Iranian-affiliated hackers in July, according to a report in The Telegraph.The incident is believed to mark the first time an Iranian cyber attack has successfully taken a UK power plant offline. The National Cyber Security Centre was notified, and the government said that the breach posed no risk to the wider power grid. In response to the attack, the UK government issued security briefings and updated safety advice to power companies and businesses. The breach follows warnings from NCSC head Dr Richard Horne that hostile states target Britain with around four significant cyber attacks each week. In fullIranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK’s power networkMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The generator was forced to shut down for four days following the cyber attack

Telegraph reports attack marks first successful strike of its kind on vital British infrastructure; government says national grid not endangered