Water Under Siege: The Unsettling Rise of Cyberattacks on US Municipal Systems A recent spate of cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems in New Jersey has left many wondering if America's critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to foreign interference.
Officials attribute the incidents to Iran, but the possibility of other state actors mimicking Tehran's tactics raises unsettling questions about the resilience of our nation's defenses.
The affected utilities responded quickly, shifting to manual operations when automated systems went down and ensuring that customers continued to receive safe drinking water without interruption.