Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating

No culprit has been identified in any of the attacks, which comes after authorities warned of a possible Iranian plot.Published On 1 Aug 20261 Aug 2026Michigan has reported cyberattacks on nine of its water systems, days after Minnesota reported similar breaches across the state.The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it was investigating both of the attacks on Saturday. In an advisory earlier this week, it said that at least seven states have reported incidents, but so far only Minnesota and Michigan have been identified.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israellist 2 of 3Anthropic urges AI labs to pause, warns humans risk losing controllist 3 of 3Sam Altman meets lawmakers on back of OpenAI agents hacking companiesend of listNo culprit has yet been pinpointed. However, the breaches came after the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other agencies warned in an advisory last week that Iranian hackers have been targeting water and wastewater systems and the operational controls of other critical infrastructure sectors.“The FBI is aware of recent public reporting around Water and Was...