Cyberattacks on water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents
An Iranian-linked OT campaign now spans a dozen US states' water utilities — a pattern EU critical-infrastructure operators under NIS2 should treat as a leading indicator for their own risk posture.
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Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology, as the scope of a campaign allegedly linked to Iranian hackers continues to grow.
Editorial Analysis
Nation-state targeting of water systems is expanding in scope; EU utilities classified as essential entities under NIS2 face comparable exposure and must treat this as actionable threat intelligence.
Conduct an immediate OT asset inventory and segmentation review for water/utility SCADA environments, cross-referencing CISA's Iranian actor advisories.
State-sponsored attacks on US water infrastructure are scaling; boards overseeing essential services should verify OT resilience investment matches NIS2 expectations.
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