It was not immediately clear what led to the attack, but a phishing email may be to blame. The attack may have resulted in disclosure of personal and/or health information, according to a July 23 letter to City Manager Brian Frandle from McDonald Hopkins, the law firm the city has hired.

The North St. Paul City Council held an emergency meeting Monday night to announce that the city’s police department had “recently experienced a cyber attack that may have compromised

St. Paul cyberattack: City processing applications 'the old-fashioned way' originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The City of St. Paul is carrying out city business with pen and paper in the wake of a major cyberattack.