United States
USA
Ransomware forces manual SCADA monitoring at Minot Water Treatment Plant
On 14 March 2026 ransomware affected a server supporting SCADA monitoring at the City of Minot Water Treatment Plant. Staff isolated the server and performed manual gauge checks for about 16 hours until replacement monitoring was available; water treatment, pressure, water quality and customer service remained operational.
69
Estimated severity
69 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
14/03/2026
Targeted Company
CITY OF MINOT
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
North Dakota · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
0.67 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
OT or ICS disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Water & Wastewater
Affected departments
Information TechnologyEngineering & MaintenanceFacilities & Physical Operations
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information