A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran
“Now we have documented disruption and even modification of safety and protection parameters in critical infrastructure,” Slowik says. “Seeing this sort of tradecraft expand to Iran, and seeing it across multiple sites, it should really be making people concerned right now.”Slowik adds that there’s no reason to believe that the attacks would stop with the incidents in Minnesota. “There are plenty of other sites that have the same targeted technology,” he says.
- ▪“Now we have documented disruption and even modification of safety and protection parameters in critical infrastructure,” Slowik says.
- ▪“Seeing this sort of tradecraft expand to Iran, and seeing it across multiple sites, it should really be making people concerned right now.”Slowik adds that there’s no reason to believe that the attacks would stop with the incidents in Minn
- ▪“There are plenty of other sites that have the same targeted technology,” he says.
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Andy GreenbergSecurityJul 30, 2026 5:20 PMA Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to IranA memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.Photograph: Sir Francis Canker/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storySince the US launched its war against Iran in late February, the country’s hackers have struck back with retaliatory intrusions that have ranged from paralyzing medical supplies company Stryker to breaching the personal email of FBI director Kash Patel.
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