St. Paul City Declines Ransom Payment Following Cyberattack

The City of St. Paul hack was in fact a ransomware attack, Mayor Melvin Carter confirmed.

Mayor Carter said the city had not paid the ransom and no data was stolen.

City officials say the hack is "a very sophisticated attack" and that the FBI is leading the investigation parallel to the state's response, which includes assistance from the National Guard's IT division.

St. Paul City officials say they must initiate a global password reset for about 3,500 employees over the next three days. This process is called "Operation Secure St. Paul" by city leaders.

This is part of the next step in the ransomware response, which includes securing the individual security of each city employee's user accounts and city-issued devices, officials say.

The goal is to gradually restore critical city systems after the process is complete.

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