Two decades of Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. targets: A timeline

Attacks on hospitals and water systems pose direct risks to public health and safety; 2021 Boston Children's Hospital attack was called 'despicable' by FBI leadership.

For more than a decade, Iranian-linked operators have moved through American digital infrastructure with patient, methodical intent — not always to steal, but to unsettle, to erode trust, and to remind institutions of their fragility. From bank networks to hospital systems to the pipes that carry water into homes, the targets have widened with each cycle. This week, federal investigators are examining whether that same pattern has reached water systems across seven states, a question whose answer may take months to confirm — and whose uncertainty is itself part of the disruption.

Two decades of Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. targets: A timeline

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