More than 30 Minnesota water systems targeted in cyberattack

More than 30 Minnesota municipal water systems were targeted in a coordinated cyberattack this week, prompting Minnesota IT Services to activate a statewide cybersecurity incident response involving federal agencies.

Authorities did not say if they know who is responsible for the cyberattack and did not elaborate on a possible motive.

While no one has publicly taken responsibility for the attacks, ”I will say that there is something in the air in the last week or so that indicates that there might be groups of threat actors who have motivations other than financial,” cybersecurity specialist Ian Coldwater told MPR News.

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