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Small UK power generator shut down after cyberattack linked to Iran: Telegraph
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A small power plant in the U.K. was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack carried out by hackers linked to Iran, The Telegraph newspaper reported Sunday.
Key facts
- On August 18, the U.S. Department of Justice charged 17 Iranians with conducting a "massive cyber theft campaign on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian entities
- In June, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for more than $90 million
- The government's Department of Energy Security and Net Zero said it briefed energy CEOs and wrote to companies advising them on next steps
- Pro-Israel hacking group Gonjeshke Darande, or " Predatory Sparrow, " claimed responsibility for the attack
Summary
The paper said the incident happened around the time that U.S. authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned about malicious cyber actors targeting water facilities across at least seven states. A U.K. government spokesperson declined to attribute blame for the reported power outage or identify the facility. "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," the spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. The government's Department of Energy Security and Net Zero said it briefed energy CEOs and wrote to companies advising them on next steps.