US authorities probe cyberattack on water systems in Minnesota

A cyberattack targeted more than 30 water facilities in the Midwestern US state earlier this week.Published On 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026Authorities 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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctionslist 2 of 3Iran pushes back against US as regional attacks heat uplist 3 of 3EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report saysend of listOfficials 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 spokesperso...