A leaked memo, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Iran
THE SO WHAT
Linking dozens of water-utility cyberattacks to a state actor underscores how basic civic infrastructure is now a live cyber battleground, not a hypothetical. Critical-infra operators need to treat OT networks and vendor remote access as exposed surfaces, not afterthoughts—assume your weakest contractor account is an entry point.
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