St. Paul officials noticed signs of the cyberattack on Friday and alerted the public on Tuesday. Wi-fi was out at St. Paul City Hall, libraries and recreation centers.
Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of emergency Tuesday, allowing the city’s departments of Emergency Management and Office of Technology and Communications to mobilize support from local, state and federal officials.
“This was a deliberate, coordinated digital attack, carried out by a sophisticated external actor, intentionally and criminally targeting our city’s information infrastructure,” Carter said Tuesday.
