{"id":25847,"date":"2026-08-03T05:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25847"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:42:38","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-u-s-water-systems-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25847","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the U.S. Water Systems Cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cThis is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there\u2019s no plan to win a war with Iran,\u201d Walz said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Emphasizing comments that he recently shared <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tparsi\/status\/2083623246633583013\" target=\"undefined\">on X<\/a>, Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said that it would be reasonable for Iran to attempt cyber attacks as a \u201cwarning\u201d that it is prepared to retaliate for U.S. strikes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">And <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/11\/how-serious-are-iran-s-threats-against-trump-\/\" target=\"undefined\">Parsi<\/a> tells <em>TIME<\/em> that Iran is more than capable of fulfilling the threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cIran is a highly capable cyber power, only one tier below the U.S., China, and Russia, and in some aspects on par with Israel,\u201d he says. \u201cIt has in the past demonstrated a clear ability to target industrial control systems, water facilities, and energy infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The joint statement issued last week by federal agencies also underscored Iran&#8217;s cyber capabilities. \u201cIranian cyber actors continue to target U.S. critical infrastructure,\u201d said Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI\u2019s Cyber Division. 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