密歇根州和明尼苏达州近日报告遭遇针对水系统的网络攻击。[1]其中，密歇根州9个水系统受到影响，州官员表示所有系统运行安全；[1]明尼苏达州超过30个水系统遭到攻击。[1]FBI和网络安全基础设施安全局已展开调查，两机构在上周的警告中指出伊朗黑客一直在针对水和废水系统实施攻击。[1]
攻击造成了实际影响。[1]明尼苏达州Braham市约1700名居民在周一被要求在几小时内减少用水。[1]该州Plymouth市约80000人，其水利基础设施通信在周二下午恢复。[1]州政府在周二收到联邦网络警报，提醒水系统运营技术遭篡改企图。[1]
司法部在2016年曾起诉伊朗黑客组织与纽约市附近水坝的网络攻击有关。[1]特朗普总统在周五坦佩湾的内阁会议上指责明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹应对攻击负责。[1]
Michigan has joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks targeting water infrastructure, prompting federal investigation. Nine water systems in Michigan were affected by the attacks, with state officials confirming that all systems continued operating safely [1]. Minnesota experienced a more extensive breach, with over 30 water systems targeted [1].
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have been investigating the incidents, with both agencies warning in recent alerts that Iranian hackers have been actively targeting water and wastewater systems [1]. In Minnesota, the city of Braham, which serves approximately 1,700 residents, issued a precautionary call for reduced water consumption for several hours on Monday [1]. Plymouth, a city of roughly 80,000 people, restored communications to its water infrastructure on Tuesday afternoon [1]. State officials received a federal cybersecurity alert on Tuesday warning of attempts to tamper with operational technology at water systems [1].
While Iranian involvement is suspected based on the pattern of attacks, the federal government has not publicly confirmed the identity of those responsible [1]. The Department of Justice previously prosecuted Iranian hackers in 2016 in connection with cyberattacks on a dam near New York City [1]. During a cabinet meeting in Tampa Bay on Friday, President Trump made assertions without evidence that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz bore responsibility for the state's response to the attacks [1].