Browsing: Iran

A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth’s late last month, state officials said. Ellen Schmidt/APhide caption

Iran is going to become a member of the BRICS Bank, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati said, according to reports from Iranian media on Tuesday evening.

Last week, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soared to fresh all-time highs. Meanwhile, the innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) reached uncharted territory in early June.

US President Donald Trump says Minnesota and its governor are to blame for recent cyber-attacks on water systems in the state after US investigators suggested Iran may have carried them out.

Many were surprised in late July when the US state of Minnesota reported that more than 30 of its state water systems had faced a “co-ordinated cyber-attack”.

Malicious cyber activity affected technology at water systems in at least seven states in late July, including Minnesota and Michigan, forcing some utilities to switch to manual operations as state and federal authorities dig into who is behind the attack, CBS News has learned.