Kash Patel urges vigilance after Minnesota water system cyberattacks, FBI 'securing data'

Tue, August 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM Updated Tue, August 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel listens as Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaksduring a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Blanche and Patel held the news conference to announce charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center in which they allege the organization funneled over $3 million dollars towards white supremacist and extremists groups. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (TNND) — FBI Director Kash Patel says the FBI is calling on states to report potential threats as investigators look into cyberattacks on American water systems, with a recent advisory suggesting Iranian hackers might be to blame. During remarks at an event in Wisconsin on Monday, Patel urged state officials to call 1-800-CALL-FBI "the second they have even a small indication of a …