Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating

No culprit has been identified in any of the attacks, which comes after authorities warned of a possible Iranian plot.Michigan has reported cyberattacks on nine of its water systems, days after Minnesota reported similar breaches across the state.The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it was investigating both of the attacks on Saturday. In an advisory earlier this week, it said that at least seven states have reported incidents, but so far only Minnesota and Michigan have been identified.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israellist 2 of 3Anthropic urges AI labs to pause, warns humans risk losing controllist 3 of 3Sam Altman meets lawmakers on back of OpenAI agents hacking companiesend of listNo culprit has yet been pinpointed. However, the breaches came after the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other agencies warned in an advisory last week that Iranian hackers have been targeting water and wastewater systems and the operational controls of other critical infrastructure sectors.“The FBI is aware of recent public reporting around Water and Wastewater (WWS) sectors,” the agency said in a statement on Saturday. “The FBI and our interagency partners are fully engaged to protect critical infrastructure, and we remain well-equipped to protect against cyber threats of all varieties.”Dale George, the director of communications for Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, meanwhile, said that “all systems continued to operate safely” following the attacks.He said Michigan received a federal cyber alert on Tuesday about attempts to tamper with operational technology in water systems.Soon after, the state received “a small number of reports from Michigan communities indicating activity consistent with what federal agencies described”, said George.