Minnesota cyberattack has hallmarks of Iran-backed hackers, source says

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U.S. and state officials haven’t publicly identified a culprit. The state’s water systems were attacked days after the U.S. warned that Iran-backed hackers were targeting infrastructure.

July 30, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT / Updated July 30, 2026, 5:41 PM EDT

By Michael Kosnar, Daniel Arkin, Dan De Luce and Tom Winter

A cyberattack this week targeting more than 30 municipal water systems across Minnesota bears the hallmarks of Iran-backed hackers, a senior law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said, as a federal agency urged wastewater operators to guard against threats.

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