Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following a coordinated cyberattackthat disrupted critical city services and raised public safety concerns in St. Paul.
City officials first detected the breach in the early hours of Friday, when cybersecurity systems flagged unusual activity on the municipal network. By Tuesday, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter confirmed that the incident was no accident.
“This wasn’t a glitch or a technical malfunction,” Carter said during a press conference. “This was a deliberate and organized digital assault by a sophisticated external actor, criminally targeting our city’s infrastructure.”…