Rep. Turner says infrastructure should be "hardened" as U.S. probes water cyberattack

Core Impact Points

• At least seven US states have reported cyber activity affecting water systems, with some utilities forced to switch to manual operations.
• Rep. Mike Turner suggests that critical infrastructure assets need to be 'hardened' to prevent future attacks, citing previous Iranian cyberattacks on US companies and government agencies.
• President Trump disputes the link to Iranian hackers, instead blaming Minnesota's leadership, calling them 'grossly incompetent'.
• Iranian state-sponsored hackers have been accused of carrying out cyberattacks on US targets for over a decade, with Rep. Turner warning that they view critical infrastructure as 'valid military targets'.
• The FBI is investigating the cyberattack, with officials and sources familiar with the incident pointing to Iranian hackers as the potential culprits.
• Rep. Turner presses for more information from the administration on the incident, suggesting that Congress has not been fully informed.