During a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, President Trump asserted that Minnesota and its Democratic governor were behind recent cyberattacks targeting water systems in the state. The president provided no supporting evidence for the allegation and suggested that Iran was not responsible for the incidents.
U.S. authorities have not yet publicly determined who carried out the attacks, which targeted more than 30 water systems in Minnesota on Sunday and Monday. However, federal agencies including the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had issued warnings the previous week noting that Iranian hackers have been focusing efforts on water and wastewater infrastructure. Security experts noted that Iran has historically targeted such systems and possesses geopolitical motivations for doing so. A former FBI cyber division official stated that credible researchers and responders would reasonably treat the attacks as Iranian activity pending evidence to the contrary.
Governor Walz responded to Trump’s claims by posting on social media that the president was aware of who was responsible and noted that other states had also been targeted. Walz characterized the cyberattacks as an example of modern military conflict and criticized the Trump administration’s actions regarding cybersecurity oversight.
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