Iran hackers suspected in cyberattack on Minnesota water systems

The operation disrupted the water supply in the small town of Braham, in the greater Minneapolis area, for about two hours

A memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.

A cyberattack targeted more than 30 water facilities in the Midwestern US state earlier this week.

A preliminary analysis by U.S. investigators concluded that Iranian hackers were probably behind a cyberattack targeting dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota this week, an escalation in Iran’s retaliatory moves sprouting from the war. Tenable, the security firm investigating around 30 cyberattacks on water ma

Cyberattacks on several local water systems in the US state of Minnesota carry telltale signs of a hacker group affiliated with Iran...

Authorities are looking into whether Iran or hackers associated with the country could be behind the water system attacks, multiple U.S. officials said.

Officials cautioned that they had not definitively determined who was responsible and that the preliminary assessment could change.

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

More than 30 facilities disrupted in 'coordinated cyberattack,' though officials have yet to name a culprit

Minnesota IT officials disclose 'coordinated cyberattack' at more than 30 local water systems  Reuters

July 28 : A "coordinated cyberattack" targeted more than 30 community water systems in the U.S. state of Minnesota on July 26 and July 27, the state's IT agency said in a statement.The agency, Minnesota IT Services, said it was not aware of any active requests from Minnesota cities to have residents modify their drinki