Ransomware attack disrupts council services in Saint Paul, US
On 25 July 2025, the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the US was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted some city services. The state declared an emergency and deployed the National Guard, and the city moved to reset the passwords of 3,500 employees and restore its online systems. The attackers claimed to have published 43GB of stolen data, and the city's costs from the incident totalled $2.5 million.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Saint Paul
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- 2025-07-25
- Scale of damage
- Disruption of some city services; incident costs of $2.5 million
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The city of Saint Paul was hit by a cyber-attack that disrupted city services.
- An emergency declaration and the deployment of the Minnesota National Guard were announced.
- The city confirmed it was a ransomware attack and began resetting the passwords of 3,500 employees.
- The attackers claimed to have published 43GB of stolen data online, and the city announced it would begin restoring its online systems.
- The city said it had restored 75% of its systems.
- The costs incurred by the city from the cyber-attack totalled $2.5 million.
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