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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-linked...t-reports/
EXCERPTS: Iranian-affiliated hackers successfully but temporarily took a power plant offline in the United Kingdom, according to multiple British media outlets.
The Telegraph and Financial Times reported the attack, which they say happened in July but is only now being reported, is believed to be the first time Iranian-linked hackers managed to shut down such a facility in the country.
Of further concern, the breach also happened the same month Iranian-linked hackers are believed to have targeted the water systems of a dozen states including New Jersey, Minnesota, Georgia and South Dakota, locking out operators and causing pressure loss and flooding.
CBS News reached out to the U.K.'s cybersecurity agency, the National Cyber Security Centre, but it neither confirmed nor denied any hacking had occurred.
[...] In the attack on the British power plant, that system was offline for four days as employees worked to restore control, reports said. British officials and industrial executives have not disclosed which plant was hit, but it is understood the attack targeted a small-scale facility and did not impact the U.K.'s overall power supply. No organization has claimed responsibility, but security experts say it is possible these attacks may be proof-of-concept attempts - testing how to navigate the systems of more vulnerable targets before attempting to reach more sensitive, high-value ones in the future.
For years, the U.K. has warned of Iranian-linked cyber activity... (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS: Iranian-affiliated hackers successfully but temporarily took a power plant offline in the United Kingdom, according to multiple British media outlets.
The Telegraph and Financial Times reported the attack, which they say happened in July but is only now being reported, is believed to be the first time Iranian-linked hackers managed to shut down such a facility in the country.
Of further concern, the breach also happened the same month Iranian-linked hackers are believed to have targeted the water systems of a dozen states including New Jersey, Minnesota, Georgia and South Dakota, locking out operators and causing pressure loss and flooding.
CBS News reached out to the U.K.'s cybersecurity agency, the National Cyber Security Centre, but it neither confirmed nor denied any hacking had occurred.
[...] In the attack on the British power plant, that system was offline for four days as employees worked to restore control, reports said. British officials and industrial executives have not disclosed which plant was hit, but it is understood the attack targeted a small-scale facility and did not impact the U.K.'s overall power supply. No organization has claimed responsibility, but security experts say it is possible these attacks may be proof-of-concept attempts - testing how to navigate the systems of more vulnerable targets before attempting to reach more sensitive, high-value ones in the future.
For years, the U.K. has warned of Iranian-linked cyber activity... (MORE - missing details)