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Policy·14h ago·all news from August 1, 2026

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Hackers linked to the Iranian government have compromised industrial control systems at water facilities across seven U.S. states. The attacks targeted equipment manufactured by Unitronics, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure that relies on internet-connected programmable logic controllers.

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  • WWired AIMatt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, Andy Greenberg14h ago

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