The blackout at Natanz nuclear facility in Iran was caused by explosives, not a cyberattack. "a large explosion that completely destroyed the independent—and heavily protected—internal power system that supplies the underground centrifuges nytimes.com/2021/04/11/wor…
"The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a classified Israeli operation, said that the explosion had dealt a severe blow to Iran’s ability to enrich uranium and that it could take at least nine months to restore Natanz’s production."
Clarification: the story says the blackout was caused by a large explosion. Theoretically such an explosion could be triggered by a cyberattack, depending on how it's done. But this sounds like it was physical sabotage rather than cyber. TBD
If it was physical sabotage there would be damage. Iranian official, however, claims no damage. But Iran also said Stuxnet did no damage, and we know it did. "Power was cut across the Natanz facility," said Iranian official, who noted there had been "no casualties or damage."
Looks like it was explosives: "The intelligence officials said it was indeed a detonation of explosives."
"The Natanz complex has its own power grid, multiple backup systems and layers of security protection intended to stop such an attack from abruptly shutting down its system."
"The Natanz complex has its own power grid, multiple backup systems and layers of security protection intended to stop such an attack from abruptly shutting down its system."
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