特朗普在白宫内阁会议上声称明尼苏达州及州长蒂姆·沃尔兹应对该州最近遭受的网络攻击负责，称"我认为明尼苏达州参与其中。你知道谁在背后吗？明尼苏达州。因为他们极其无能。"[1] 但特朗普并未提供任何证据支持这一指控。美国有关部门尚未公开确认针对超过30个明尼苏达州水务系统的网络攻击来源。[1]
FBI和网络基础设施安全局在上周的公告中指出，伊朗黑客一直针对水务系统进行广泛针对。[1] 前FBI网络部副助理主任辛西娅·凯撒表示伊朗具有"地缘政治动机"，且有针对水务系统的历史。[1] 美国司法部曾在2016年指控一伊朗黑客团队对纽约市附近的水坝发动过网络攻击。[1]
Former President Donald Trump claimed during a White House cabinet meeting that Minnesota and its governor Tim Walz were responsible for recent cyberattacks against the state, though he offered no evidence to support the assertion [1]. "I think Minnesota is involved in it. You know who's behind it? Minnesota. Because they're extremely incompetent," Trump stated [1].
Over 30 water systems in Minnesota have been targeted in cyberattacks, but U.S. authorities have not publicly confirmed the source of the attacks [1]. However, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned in a recent announcement that Iranian hackers have been conducting a broad campaign targeting water systems [1]. According to Cynthia Caesar, former deputy assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, Iran has "geopolitical motivation" and a documented history of targeting water infrastructure [1]. The Justice Department previously charged an Iranian hacking group in 2016 for conducting a cyberattack against a dam near New York City [1].