Several states report cyberattacks as spy agencies suspect Iran is targeting water

Federal authorities warn that critical infrastructure systems across the U.S. States could be at risk.

A US cyber defence agency is warning of a significant increase in hackers targeting water and wastewater systems.

US officials say it is likely Iranian-linked hackers are behind the Minnesota attacks.

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