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Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers

  • [email protected] (Rahim Amir) , Rahim Amir--TechRadar
  • published date: 2026-08-02 13:05:00 UTC

More than 30 Minnesota water utilities were hit in a coordinated attack on their control systems, with one town's treatment plant knocked offline. A leaked memo points to Iran, though no agency has formally accused it.

<ul><li>Cyberattack hits operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems, briefly taking treatment plant offline and forcing several towns onto manual operations</li><li>A le… [+4773 chars]