A major cybersecurity investigation is underway in the United States after more than 30 community water systems in Minnesota were impacted by what authorities describe as malicious cyber activity.

According to Minnesota officials, several water utilities were forced to shift to manual operations after the attack disrupted their systems. Cities including Plymouth, South St. Paul, Maple Plain, and Braham have publicly reported cyber incidents.

Federal investigators, including the FBI, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), are examining the breach. Investigators are exploring whether the attacks show signs of involvement by Iran-linked hackers, though officials have stressed that the findings remain preliminary and no specific actor has been officially blamed.

 Iran Hackers Under FBI Radar Over Minnesota Water Cyberattacks

A global police operation shut down the servers of one of the world's largest malware platforms that targeted millions of victims, the EU's judicial arm said on Tuesday (Oct 29).

Global police shut down largest malware group 'targeting millions': EU judicial arm

India witnessed 1,787 cyber-attacks each week on an average in an organisation over the past six months, compared to the global average of 983, as per an analysis by Check Point Software Technologies, an American-Israeli cyber threat intelligence analyst.

Data Lab | Digital India and the need to beef up cyber-security in healthcare

Users of Samsung, Huawei, and Google phones have been advised to remove a number of popular apps that may contain spyware which steals money. Tech experts have cautioned owners of Android smartphones and tablets that a variety of apps could be infected with harmful malware called 'Harly'.

Explained: 'Harly' the latest malware in market, that can drain your bank accounts

According to cyber security analytics firm Zscaler Threatlabz, Google has removed 50 more apps from its Play Store as it said that they were infected by the Joker malware.

Google deletes 50 apps infected with Joker malware. Recommends users to delete the apps if installed

According to Google's Threat Analysis Group(TAG), spyware named Predator has been targeting Android devices. The University of Toronto along with Citizen lab had earlier published a report saying Egyptian exiled politician Ayman Nour's phone was infected with both Cytrox’s Predator and NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware which was operated by "two different government clients.

Google's warning: New Predator spyware targeting Android phones|  What is it?

China had launched a cyberattack against India's power grid targeting Mumbai on October 13 last year, in a warning message after the tension at the Ladakh border.

Chinese cyberattack that caused the 2020 Mumbai blackout was a 'warning shot': Report

A 33-year-old Indian man on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charges of participating in a computer protection services scam that defrauded Americans, many of them senior citizens, by telling them that malware had been detected on their computers.

Indian national pleads guilty to role in malware protection scam in US

WhatsApp on Tuesday sued Israeli technology firm NSO group for allegedly targeting "human rights defenders and journalists" as part of a concentrated cyber espionage campaign.

WhatsApp sues Israel's NSO for alleged cyber espionage, targeting civil society worldwide

Researchers scattered across the globe collaborated to develop a workaround to unlock the encryption key for files hit in the global attack

French researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom

Microsoft only sent the free security update to users of the most recent version of the Windows 10 operating system

Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry: Report?

The service could be launched as early as next year, generating about $10 a month per vehicle for BlackBerry

Is BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool?

The ransomware which has encrypted data on hundreds of thousands of computers demands users pay money to regain control of their machines

Possible North Korea tie to the WannaCry ransomware attack

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