Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power generator – should we be worried?

At no point was there a risk to the wider energy system (Picture: AP/Getty)

Cyber hackers linked to Iran shut down a UK power plant for four days.

The incident, which occurred in July, involved an unidentified small energy generator, according to The Telegraph.

Hackers unlikely had civilian harm in mind when targeting the power plant, though it is reportedly the first time Iran-linked crooks knocked one offline.

The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the spy agency GCHQ which investigates attacks on infrastructure, declined to comment as it do...