Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states this week, FBI says

The FBI and Environmental Protection Agency have issued warnings to utilities nationwide after cyberattacks targeted municipal water systems in at least seven states this week. These incidents involved water and wastewater utility companies, with some reports indicating that the hacker activity degraded water operations. The agencies are alerting critical water infrastructure providers to the ongoing threats as hackers attempt to disrupt essential services across multiple states through these coordinated cyberattacks on municipal systems.