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St. Paul, MN was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed: "A deliberate, coordinated digital attack."


“A deliberate, coordinated digital attack.”…

The city had trouble stopping the attack over the weekend, however, so on Monday, it "initiated a full shutdown of our information systems as a defensive measure to contain the threat." (According to a resident who spoke to local TV channel KSTP 5, books can still be checked out "the old school manual way, writing down the bar code number from your library card.") "As a result, St. Paul has requested cyber protection support from the Minnesota National Guard to help address this incident and make sure that vital municipal services continue without interruption."

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