In July, hackers linked to Iran forced a UK power plant offline for four days, the government said; officials declined to identify the facility and described it as relatively small. Separate attacks on US water infrastructure last month affected facilities across 12 states and drew White House attention. Britain operates dozens of small, often intermittently run power plants. The episode follows prior major UK cyber incidents that disrupted the NHS, school IT services and manufacturers including

2026-08-23

In July, hackers linked to Iran forced a UK power plant offline for four days, the government said; officials declined to identify the facility and described it as relatively small. Separate attacks on US water infrastructure last month affected facilities across 12 states and drew White House attention. Britain operates dozens of small, often intermittently run power plants. The episode follows prior major UK cyber incidents that disrupted the NHS, school IT services and manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover.