Inside the Response to St. Paul's Cyberattack

Fargo officials say they're ready if cyberattack hits

FARGO — Cities in the Red River Valley region are keeping a close eye on a citywide cyberattack in St. Paul. It’s been nearly one week since a protection system first detected suspicious activity in the Minnesota city’s network. St. Paul shut its network down on Monday, July 28, to keep the attack from spreading. If it happened there, could it happen in Fargo? And how would the city respond? “There are lots of bad actors out there,” said Jeremy…

St. Paul cyberattack: Mayor Carter to provide update

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will provide an update on the cyberattack against the city.

St. Paul turns to low-tech workarounds amid cyberattack response

St. Paul officials have said they noticed signs of a cyberattack on Friday and shut down some systems in hopes of preventing its spread.

Inside the response to St. Paul's cyberattack

While the team has assisted with federal missions, this marks the first time its members were deployed for an incident at home.

St. Paul says emergency services 'fully operational' in wake of cyberattack

As city, state and federal agencies investigate the threat, St. Paul is reassuring residents that its emergency services are still up and running.

St. Paul, MN was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed

Hacking attacks—many using ransomware—now hit US cities every few days. They are expensive to mitigate and extremely disruptive. Abilene, Texas, for instance, had 477 GB of data stolen this spring. The city refused to pay the requested ransom and instead decided to replace every server, desktop, laptop, desk telephone, and storage device. This has required a "temporary return to pen-and-paper systems" while the entire city network is rebuilt, bu…