0h 2min, jul 30, 2026 y - Cyberattack on Water Systems

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Authorities in the United States are continuing to monitor developments in the Midwestern state of Minnesota following a cyberattack targeting dozens of community water systems earlier this week.

More than 30 community water systems were affected this week by the “coordinated cyberattack”, according to Minnesota IT Services, the state agency for information technology.

Officials have suggested that the cyberattacks resemble incidents attributed to hackers aligned with the government of Iran, although they cautioned that such assessments are preliminary in nature.

“The timing, methods of access, and targeted infrastructure share characteristics with other coordinated cyber incidents our federal partners have observed involving critical infrastructure,” Emily Zimmer, a spokesperson for the state IT agency, told the news service Reuters.

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