UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after major Iran-linked cyber attack

The Independent reaches for "unprecedented" where The Sun UK stays flat.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 8/23/2026, 1:56:04 AM.

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What happenedThe incident took place in July, at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure which sparked worry in the White House and affected 12 states.

What changedThe left frames it as "UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after major Iran-linked cyber attack". The right frames it as "Iran-linked hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for FOUR days in major cyber attack – afte...".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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82WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Mostly Same. The left frames it as "UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after major Iran-linked cyber attack". The right frames it as "Iran-linked hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for FOUR days in major cyber attack – afte...".

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Aug 22, 10:01 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Aug 22, 10:09 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 23, 12:06 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 82/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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The Sun UK39m ago

Iran-linked hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for FOUR days in major cyber attack – after series of hits on US targets

IRAN-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days in a terrifying cyber attack, reports say. The mullah regime is thought to have orchestrated a complete shut-down of the British...

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The Mirror UK8m ago