# Iran-linked hackers likely behind cyberattacks on US water systems

https://mins.news/en/video/14153

- Fox News, 2026-08-05 13:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPQoXPxLik

> Former senior Pentagon official Steve Bucci says foreign cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems are rising at an alarming rate. The attacks have affected water infrastructure across at least several U.S. states. Bucci is urging authorities to make immediate cybersecurity upgrades. The hackers are described as likely linked to Iran, rather than definitively identified as Iranian. The warning focuses on the vulnerability of local water systems to hostile cyber activity.

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