Multiple U.S. federal agencies and major media confirm that municipal water systems and wastewater utilities in at least seven U.S. states were hit by coordinated cyberattacks in late July 2026, degrading operations in some cases.[1][3][5][8][9][12][15] However, while Iran and Iranian‑linked hackers are widely described by officials and cybersecurity experts as the *leading* or *likely* suspects behind these incidents, no U.S. government body has yet issued a formal, public attribution definitively naming Iran as responsible.[1][3][5][8][9][10][11][13][14] The best evidence therefore supports the narrower statement that Iran is currently considered the top or likely suspect for the seven‑state water‑system attacks, not that it is conclusively proven to have hacked them.
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