Minnesota mobilizes the National Guard after Major St. Paul Cyberattack

• Nationalgard has been called to help restore cyberattack
• A penetration was detected in Minnesota systems in St. Paul
• Network has been closed to isolate and protect systems

The attack led to local officials closing the information systems in St. Paul as a defensive measure, including network access to a number of internal applications to contain the threat. Mayor Melvin Carter insured the residents of 911 services worked as usual, but shared that the city has experienced some ‘back-end’ challenges;