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Is America’s Drinking Water the Next Front in the Iran War?

Is America’s Drinking Water the Next Front in the Iran War?

The Daily vor 3 Monaten

Over 100 municipalities across the United States have identified cyberactivity potentially connected to an Iran-linked hacking spree.

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Over the past week, a growing number of municipalities across the
United States have reported that their water systems were hacked.
The Times has found that the attacks were most likely perpetrated
by Iran.

Today, Dustin Volz, a cybersecurity and intelligence
correspondent for The New York Times, explains how the hacking
exposes yearslong failed efforts to shore up vulnerabilities in
U.S. infrastructure, and how Iran may be seeking a new kind of
leverage that could extend the war’s reach to within U.S. borders
and affect something as elemental as the water we drink.

Guest: Dustin Volz, a cybersecurity and
intelligence correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault
on the nation’s water supply.

Cyberattacks on water systems nationwide that affected
Michigan and Minnesota also included at least five more states.
Evidence points to Iranian involvement.

Photo: Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

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