As per reports, a cyber attack resulted in a four-day shutdown of a small-scale power generator in the United Kingdom in the month of July.

Following are the details:

• A British government spokesperson confirmed the security incident involving a small-scale power generator but clarified that there wasn’t any risk to the broader national energy grid.
• The United Kingdom government has not formally attributed the intrusion to any foreign state entity or specific cyber criminal group.
• Security researchers stated that the attack likely involved automated scanning scripts using artificial intelligence to target internet-exposed control devices running with unconfigured operational security measures or default authentication settings.
• Authorities have declined to identify the affected power station due to security concerns.