Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems
Preliminarily attributed to Iran, cyberattacks hit Minnesota water systems as part of a campaign targeting at least seven US states.
A campaign of cyberattacks against water systems in Minnesota and at least six other US states has been preliminarily attributed to Iran, though no real damage has been reported so far. US President Trump publicly disputed the Iranian attribution, blaming Minnesota authorities instead. The incident underscores ongoing nation-state targeting of US water utilities.
- Attacks hit Minnesota water systems; Iran attribution is preliminary.
- At least seven US states reportedly targeted in the campaign.
- No real damage reported so far.
- Trump publicly rejected the Iranian attribution, blaming Minnesota.
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Attribution is preliminary, and so far it seems no real damage.
And it seems like this is a campaign that has targeted at least seven states. And, because this is where the US is right now, Trump doesn’t believe it’s Iran and thinks Minnesota…I guess…hacked itself.
“I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, ‘Oh, it’s Iran.’ Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”
No word on whether he believes the other six states have hacked themselves as well.
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