Hackers are targeting US water systems. Here’s what that means.

Water utilities in at least seven states have reported cyberattacks to the FBI. d3sign/Getty Images At least seven states have reported cyberattacks on water systems. The FBI has said hackers have remotely accessed devices and impacted water operations. Cybersecurity experts say hackers can limit a water utility's abi

Hackers broke into a NJ town's water system. The mayor calls it 'modern warfare'  CNN

For the new initiative, Vanderbilt University researchers will work to create “digital twins” of water system networks.

Some utilities have lost critical remote-control capabilities.

At least 12 states are reporting cyberattacks on water systems that may be linked to Iran-backed hackers. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest.

Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July 26-27, 2026

Your credit card is better protected from hackers than your drinking water. | Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe/Getty Images In the teensy Midwestern town of Braham, homemade pie capital of Minnesota, something unusual in the municipality’s computer systems knocked the city’s entire water supply offline last week. With