Gov. Tim Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard to assist St. Paul in responding to a cyberattack on the capital city on Tuesday.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called in the National Guard after a huge cyberattack prompted safety concerns in St. Paul. In the early hours of last Friday, the city’s cybersecurity protection systems detected “suspicious activity” on its network, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said during a Tuesday press conference.

St. Paul is grappling with a severe cyberattack that has crippled city services, prompting Governor Walz to activate the Minnesota National Guard's cyber unit. Online payments are frozen, and some public-facing operations are temporarily halted.