Minnesota Activates National Guard Over St. Paul Cyberattack

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The governor of Minnesota ordered military reservists to assist the city government of state capital city St. Paul as it recovers from a cyberattack.

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Cyber forces from the state National Guard will "collaborate with city, state and federal officials to resolve the situation and mitigate lasting impacts," Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday. Officials from the city of St. Paul said the intrusion came to light early Friday, when its IT and cybersecurity team "confirmed malicious threat actors were coordinating a digital attack." Emergency response and public safety services were not affected by the attack.

Walz said the city requested assistance from National Guard, whose deployments to local emergencies are typically done at the discretion of the governor. "The scale and ...