‘Lights could be switched off’: Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant

News24 host James Macpherson claims Iran-linked hackers reportedly shut down a small British power plant for four days. “There was a time when attacking a Western power station required rather more than a laptop, an internet connection and a government that regards cyberwarfare as a growth industry,” Mr Macpherson said. “Iran-linked hackers have reportedly managed to shut down a small British power plant for four days. “The first successful Iranian cyberattack on a UK electricity generator. “It didn't bring Britain to its knees. The plant was small, and the national grid kept humming. But that's rather the point. “The attack wasn't necessarily designed to plunge Britain into darkness. It was a demonstration that the lights could, under the right circumstances, be switched off.”