Bruce MacDonald
@rationaldoge@hachyderm.io
Retired public radio producer, newsroom and audio systems developer. UW-Madison Journalism '78. Opera fanatic. Train buff. Prairie enthusiast. Slowest cyclist in Minneapolis. KFØNOK. Avatar: a drawing from the patent for "The Game of Cootie," a dice game invented in Minnesota. Header: mural "The Deathtrap of the Ages," by Charles R. Knight, depicting La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Its use here inspired by Frederick P. Brooks Jr., "The Mythical Man-Month."
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'State technology officials say more than 30 Minnesota municipal water systems were targeted in a coordinated cyberattack this week.
'In at least one case, a city’s well and treatment plant were temporarily knocked offline Monday. Other cities reported that the attack targeted communications and automated operations within their water system — forcing a move to manual workarounds. …
'Officials said water in the affected cities remains safe to drink.'
Computer network attack targets Minnesota cities' water systems
By Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Andrew Krueger
Minnesota Public Radio
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/28/30-minnesota-municipal-water-systems-targeted-cyberattack
#Minnesota #ComputerSecurity #WaterSystems
