Hacker stole £700,000 from UK energy company by redirecting payment

Zephyr Energy disclosed that approximately £700,000 was stolen from one of its U.S. subsidiaries when a payment intended for a contractor was redirected to a hacker-controlled account; the company said the incident is contained, operations continue normally, and it is working with banks and consultants to recover funds and has implemented additional security measures. The report suggests the theft is consistent with business email compromise attacks but provides no technical indicators or detailed attack timeline.