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  "id": 125578,
  "title": "US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ – who’s to blame?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-water-facilities-targeted-by-malicious-cyber-actors-whos-to-blame",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/04/us-cyber-attacks-water-minnesota-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Despite Trump’s efforts to blame Tim Walz and Minnesota, officials suspect Iran behind attacks on US infrastructure Late last week, federal authorities issued a stern warning saying “malicious cyber actors” were targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven states across the US. Minnesota appeared to be the hardest hit with 30 of its water systems hit by cyber-attacks, leading to…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ – who’s to blame?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-water-facilities-targeted-by-malicious-cyber-actors-whos-to-blame-129944",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:00:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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