Cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge

Federal agencies, US cities on alert for potential retaliatory attacks amid Iran war - https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-agencies-us-cities-aler... - March 2nd, 2026

> "I think that we can expect Iran to engage in four types of hacks that they've done before: No. 1, go after our banking system; No. 2, hack the systems that underpin our oil supply; No. 3, our critical infrastructure, like water; and finally, mis- and disinformation for our elections. They've done all these types of hacks in the past, and I think we can expect more like them in the future," said Jake Braun, a former senior counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and now head of the Cyber Policy Initiative at University of Chicago.

> "Our critical infrastructure is quite vulnerable. They look for outdated systems, systems that haven't been patched or are so old that they're not even patched anymore. They're weak spots and an unfortunately, as you accurately point out, those systems are largely what is the back end of so much of our critical infrastructure," he said.

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39241008 - February 2024

EPA withdraws cyber audit requirement for water systems - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37908394 - October 2023

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