THE INTEL DESK

THE INTEL DESK Sunday, August 2, 2026 9:43 AM BREAKING NEWS GEORGIA REPORTED IN SEVEN-STATE WATER CYBER INVESTIGATION 1 MINNESOTA AND MICHIGAN CONFIRMED Officials in Minnesota and Michigan have confirmed cyber activity consistent with the federal warning at more than 30 affected water systems. 2 GEORGIA NOW REPORTED Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News that Georgia has now been added to the growing list of states impacted by suspicious water-system cyber activity. 3 FBI STILL TRACKING SEVEN STATES The FBI continues to investigate and monitor activity across seven states as part of an ongoing federal effort to assess the scope and impact. Georgia Reported in Widening Water-System Cyber Investigation SD WI MI GA Sources: ABC News; FBI; AP News; CISA SO HERE'S THE VERY LATEST ON OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. A NEW STATE THAT'S BEEN CONNECTED TO THE WIDENING CYBER-ATTACKS. NEWS REPORTS THAT SOURCES HAVE IDENTIFIED SIMILAR ACTIVITY NOW IN GEORGIA. HAVE NOT PUBLICLY CONFIRMED WHICH UTILITIES WERE IMPACTED OR WHETHER OPERATIONS WERE DISRUPTED. FOR NOW, GEORGIA REMAINS A SECOND LEVEL REPORTED CASE. NOTHING CONFIRMED. MINNESOTA HAS CONFIRMED ATTACKS INVOLVING MORE THAN 30 COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS WHILE MICHIGAN RECEIVED NINE REPORTS MASHING THE FEDERAL WARNING. OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NO KNOWN EFFECTS ON WATER SERVICES OR PUBLIC HEALTH. THE FBI SAYS INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS AT LEAST SEVEN STATES, ALTHOUGH MOST REMAIN UNNAMED AT THIS POINT. INVESTIGATORS ARE EXAMINING POSSIBLE IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT, BUT NO ATTACKER HAS BEEN FORMALLY IDENTIFIED. THEY DO HAVE SOME STRONG LEADS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN, UH, PUBLICLY, UH, MADE AT THIS TIME. SO THAT'S THE VERY LATEST. WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY. INTEL DESK. STAY SAFE. STAY LOCKED IN.