US bomber at air base in Britain
Middle East Eye – Aug 23, 2026
Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
According to the newspaper, the incident appears to mark the first time Iran-linked hackers have successfully shut down such a British facility.
The incident occurred alongside a series of attacks on US water infrastructure last month, which affected at least 12 states and caused concern in the White House.
The Telegraph said that British officials have refused to disclose which facility was affected, citing security concerns.
A spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said that the attack impacted a “small-scale energy generator”, posing no “risk to the wider energy system”.
No outages were reported following the incident, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which deals with attacks on critical infrastructure.
The British government subsequently briefed chief executives of power companies and wrote to businesses with advice, direction and next steps.
Escalation
The attack appears to mark an escalation following the UK’s decision to grant the US permission to launch “defensive operations” against Iran from British bases.
In March, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government had granted permission to the US military to use the Royal Air Force base in Fairford and the joint facility on Diego Garcia, for limited operations against Iranian missile facilities that “directly threatened British personnel”, regional allies, or sovereign assets.
The authorisation was subsequently expanded, allowing the US to launch strikes against active Iranian missile infrastructure targeting commercial oil shipping channels in the Strait of Hormuz.
In June, an Iran-linked hacker-activist group, Handala, claimed responsibility for a cyber intrusion targeting water facilities in California, saying the action was carried out in retaliation for alleged US strikes on water infrastructure in southern Iran.
The group said it had obtained data from the systems and described the breach as a warning to Washington.
In a statement, Handala said it had the capability to disrupt water supplies but “stopped short of actually cutting off water to American cities”, citing a different ethical code than its adversaries.
The group also said it had published five gigabytes of data as evidence of the intrusion.
In April, the group said it obtained at least 19,000 sensitive files after targeting the personal phone of former Israeli army chief of staff, Herzi Halevi.
“All your top-secret facilities, crisis rooms, maps, and even the tiniest details of your command centres have long been like an open book to us,” the group said in a statement posted on its website.
The files, some of which were seen by Middle East Eye, showed Halevi meeting with Arab officials.
In one undated photo taken in Qatar, Halevi could be seen attending a meeting with former US Central Command (Centcom) chief Michael Kurilla.
RT reported this yesterday, which you can bet is where this baiter got it from. RT told you the “power plant” only operates for a few hours a week, which this baiter “forgot” to mention. There are hundreds of small “power plants” in britain that burn the rubbish you so thoughtfully create to save the planet with.
So the story is, the eye-rainians, pissed at being pissed on, decided to “hack” a “power plant” to show who’s boss. The mere fact that the british “government” are yapping about it is red flag enough for any sane person.
> No outages were reported following the incident, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which deals with attacks on critical infrastructure.
No shit. Nothing happened. But the bad guys did it. Honest. Oh, and don’t forget to give us millions to “keep you safe”. What would you do if the rubbish burning “critical infrastructure” were to burn down?
Some two year old in Wales tried to point out that “hacking” a pile of burning bin bags isn’t that easy, so they whipped her to within an inch of her life. You can’t have uncommon sense like that in british “schools”.
To paraphrase John McAfee when dismissing claims of Russian hacking, “If it looks like Iran did it then Iran didn’t do it.”
Iranian cyber attack shuts down UK power plant for four days, report says
Allow me correct:
Jewish/Israeli cyber attack shuts down UK power plant for four days, report says.
There; that sounds more appropriate.
question – in what way are they able to identify the source of hacking? or is it just another way to hype the proposed war against Iran and Russia?
PURE NONSENSE PROPAGANDA From a far left HATE filled publication that publishes details of rival politicians children in the hope it will lead to death?? Time the owners of this Telegraph RAG were on trial for treason and hate speech!! Also time the death penalty was brought back for such crimes
@Lerch
Rightly said.
We can expect Jewish cockroaches lurking from under our soup dishes, and probably the legend about israeli atomic bombs hidden in our sewers or basements is true too.
The first and preferred suspects for any successful cyberatack against western assets are the Israelis, since they are the ones who best know about deliberate vulnerabilities and built-in backdoors of American systems like Windows etc, in parallel with the builders themselves who have important installations in Israel, as for example Microsoft and Intel to name just two.
So, don’t be fooled, it’s somewhat more believeable if it is the Iranians themselves who claim the successful deed in their own official channels.
Migrant arrested for arson after huge blaze rips through Gatwick car park
Story by Niva Yadav • 4h • 2 min read
A migrant has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a huge fire ripped through a holiday parking site and industrial estate near Gatwick Airport.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue were called to the scene at Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant just after 9pm on Saturday (August 22).
UK Power Network was forced to shut off power to more than 2,000 homes while eight fire engines tackled the blaze through the night.
Footage on social media showed the blaze raging over the top of electricity pylons, while the aftermath showed rows of scorched cars and vehicles shrouded in smoke.
A total of 140 cars were destroyed in the blaze, according to reports.
A migrant has since been arrested on suspicion of arson and taken into custody.
The site is primarily used for people parking their cars on their way to Gatwick Airport. According to reports, 140 cars and high voltage equipment are believed to have been damaged in the fire.
However, no casualties have been reported.
One social media user said the “devastating fire” destroyed the livelihoods of many, including a car breakdown and recovery business based at the site.
Emergency services remained on scene until Sunday evening, according to local reports.
At the time of the blaze, West Sussex Police said in a statement: “Power has been shut off to the immediate area, affecting a number of businesses and homes, and nearby roads remain closed as a precaution.
Migranbt attacks by fire is the new weapon of choice
NO TV thats very good !
So IT screwed up and it took them 4 days to clean up, and restore operations. Been there, done that.
Worked in IT 3 UK banks, most incompetent bunch of wankers I met in 40 years of IT. (In 20 countries)