Amy B Wang, Ellen Nakashima, Pranshu Verma

Washington Post·

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The Minneapolis skyline and the Mississippi River, which begins in Minnesota. More than more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota have been targeted by cyberattacks. Photo / Getty Images

Federal authorities are warning that critical infrastructure systems in the United States could be at risk after at least seven states reported cyberattacks that interrupted their water or wastewater operations this week.

According to a joint alert from the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency, “malicious cyber actors” have been