Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard on Tuesday in response to a cyberattack impacting the City of St. Paul . In a statement around 11:45 a.m., the governor's office said city officials requested the deployment of the National Guard's cyber protection assets because of the "magnitude and complexity of the cybersecurity incident."

Local, state and federal agencies are investigating a cyberattack against the City of St. Paul that caused the city to shut down its information systems.

The data breach forced city officials on Monday to conduct a precautionary “complete network shut down” of its Wi-Fi and Internet-based systems, from public computer terminals within the St. Paul libraries to key networks at City Hall. As a result, many city services remain offline, other than 911 and other public safety operations.