Minnesota Cyber Crisis: Tim Walz deploys National Guard after massive St. Paul hack cripples city systems

St. Paul is in digital disarray following a massive cyberattack that crippled city services over the weekend. With online payments frozen and internal systems down, Governor Tim Walz has requested assistance from the Minnesota National Guard’s cyber unit.

What prompted the deployment of the National Guard?

According to city officials, the attack overflowed local response capabilities and interfered with essential services over the weekend. Following a significant cyberattack that disrupted the City of St. Paul’s digital infrastructure over the weekend, Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard’s cyber protection unit on Tuesday, as quoted in a report by Patch.