President Donald Trump earlier suggested that the incompetence of local authorities was behind the problems, rather than Iran
Hackers have targeted water and wastewater utilities in at least a dozen US states, ABC News has reported, citing multiple sources.
The American authorities believe that Iran, which has been in conflict with the US since being attacked in late February, is the main suspect behind the cyberattacks, although its involvement hasn’t been officially confirmed, the broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Tehran hasn’t commented on the claims. Over the years, the US has accused Iran of attempting to hack its banks, infrastructure, and communications of high-ranking officials, with the Islamic Republic consistently denying the allegations.
Last Thursday, the FBI said “malicious cyber actors” had targeted water and wastewater utility systems in seven states in late July. Their actions resulted in the “loss of monitoring and control functionality” of key infrastructure, it said.
At least five more states have since faced similar attacks, according to ABC News.
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