Overview

• Critical services including 911 dispatch remain operational under manual and analog workarounds after municipal networks were shut down to contain the breach.
• National Guard cyber protection units, FBI agents and private cybersecurity firms have been deployed on site to assist St. Paul’s Office of Technology and Communications.
• No ransom demand has been received to date and investigators are assessing whether any sensitive city data was exfiltrated.
• Public-facing services such as online payments, library wifi and permit systems remain offline or degraded while recovery teams restore functionality.
• The state of emergency declared by Governor Walz on July 29 remains in effect as multiagency teams trace the attack’s origin and implement cybersecurity safeguards.