The Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) agency activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities across the entire state after hackers targeted more than 30 community water systems in "a coordinated cyberattack." [...]
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Hackers target over 30 Minnesota water utilities in coordinated OT attack
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Not just Minnesota: Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states, FBI says
More than 30 Minnesota community water systems came under assault in a coordinated cyberattack that stretched across two days, state officials confirmed Tuesday, according to a report from FOX 9. Minnesota IT Services reported that the targeted strikes hit technology systems at more than 30 water ut…
The Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) agency activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities across the entire state after hackers targeted more than 30 community water systems in "a coordinated cyberattack." [...]
The agencies, which didn't say in which states the municipalities are located, said that some of the malicious activity has impacted water operations in those municipalities that were struck.
Cyberattack Hits 30 Minnesota Water Systems as FBI Warns Attacks Have Spread Across Seven States A coordinated cyberattack targeted more than 30 Minnesota water systems as the FBI warned similar attacks had spread across at least seven states.
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