Trump Blames Walz for Water Cyberattacks | Bend News

Bend News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 2, 2026 · 1m

Trump blames Minnesota’s governor for cyberattacks on water systems, calling him “grossly incompetent,” despite U.S. officials hinting at Iran’s possible involvement. Over 30 water systems were targeted, with hackers aiming to seize control of critical programmable logic controllers—CISA had warned about password hijacking. Governor Walz counters that Trump knows the real culprits and blames federal budget cuts for weakening national cybersecurity. Minnesota IT Services confirms malicious activity was detected but no service disruptions occurred in all affected areas; no suspects have been…