FBI: Cyberattacks hit water systems in at least 7 states; Trump, Walz spar over Minnesota hack Trump blames Minnesota government; Walz points to DOGE cuts to federal cybersecurity agency SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The FBI says utility companies in at least seven states have reported disruptions caused by what the agency described Thursday as “malicious criminal actors” targeting public drinking water systems, with incidents beginning July 27. Minnesota is the only state that has been publicly identified. U.S. and state officials are treating Iran as one of the suspects behind the attacks but have not made a formal determination of responsibility. Some cybersecurity experts have called it one of the most serious attacks on U.S. water systems in years. Trump and Walz exchange blame President Donald Trump addressed the Minnesota hack during a Cabinet meeting Friday, casting doubt on possible Iranian involvement and directing blame at the state government. “I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “There was a cyber attack of 30 water plants, and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, oh, it’s Iran. Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.” Gov. Tim Walz responded in a Facebook post Thursday, writing that the attack “further illustrates there’s no plan to win a war with Iran.” Walz also said the Department of Government Efficiency — known as DOGE — “took an axe” to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, leaving the nation “exposed to cyber attacks.” CISA funding CISA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, received more than $2.6 billion in congressional funding for fiscal year 2026 — down from $2.8 billion in 2025. That funding was not approved until April