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08/01/2025
Here’s why the National Guard was called in to help with a cyberattack on St. Paul
KSTP 5 Minneapolis, MN
On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz announced he had deployed experts from the Minnesota National Guard to respond to a cyberattack on St. Paul’s digital infrastructure.
While these types of attacks occur frequently across the country and the state, it’s the first time the National Guard’s cybersecurity unit has been called upon to help restore critical services.
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Walz’s office said the magnitude and complexity of the cybersecurity incident exceeded the city’s response capacity.
“We knew this day would come. So now that it’s here, we’re actually able to finally put into action plans that we’ve developed and rehearsed. It’s good to see it finally get executed,” said Lt. Col Brian Morgan of the Minnesota National Guard.
Guard members are working to recover data from critical systems that are impacted and offline by getting rid of the bad actor that may be in the network.
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