Georgia, Michigan say water systems hacked by Iran-tied crew

Water system cyberattacks spread to Georgia, Michigan amid US-Iran conflict

Trump rejects Tehran theory, blames 'grossly incompetent' governor of Minnesota instead

Georgia and Michigan are the latest US states to report cyberattacks on water systems, as the FBI investigates incidents across at least seven states. Iran-backed hackers are the leading suspects, although the bureau has not publicly attributed the campaign.

Officials in both states told journalists over the weekend that water facilities had detected activity consistent with the attacks on more than 30 Minnesota sites last week. Neither state reported operational disruption.

Nine Michigan water systems reported hostile cyber activity to the state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

Department communications director Dale George said the state received "a small number" of reports consistent with the activity seen in Minnesota, but no public health consequences followed.

"All systems continued to operate safely, issues were addressed by local operators, and...

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