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A cyber attack shut down a small power facility in the UK last month following warnings about a pattern of disruptive activity by state and non-state actors.

Attack marks first known case of a British power facility being brought offline by Iranian-linked hackers, The Telegraph reports

The government said that at no point was there a risk to the UK’s energy system, but the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has contacted power companies to advise them about the risk of cyber attacks.

A British power plant was forced offline for four days in whatThe Telegraphreported on Saturday was an unprecedented cyberattack linked to Iran.

The incident is thought to have happened at around the same time as a series of cyber attacks targeting water infrastructure in the US last month.