President Donald Trump blamed Minnesota for recent cyberattacks on the state’s water systems, despite U.S. investigators attributing the activity to Iran. Cyber experts and officials pushed back, citing CISA warnings, evidence of Iranian involvement, and the need to protect critical water infrastructure. #Minnesota #CISA #WaterISAC #TimWalz #SolarWinds
Keypoints
- Trump claimed Minnesota was behind the water system cyberattacks.
- U.S. investigators have attributed the attacks to Iran.
- Cyber experts criticized the comments as victim blaming and reckless.
- CISA warned about Iranian actors targeting programmable logic controllers in the water sector.
- Officials and experts stressed the need to secure critical water infrastructure.
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