Gov. Tim Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard to assist St. Paul in responding to a cyberattack on the capital city on Tuesday.

St. Paul authorities held a press conference on Tuesday to share details on a cyberattack against the city. Here's the full press conference. Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard to assist.

The city of St. Paul has declared a state of emergency after a cyberattack took down most of its emergency services.

St. Paul is experiencing “unplanned technology disruptions,” according to the city’s website. The disruptions are affecting access to online services and internal systems. The city added that some of its services may be temporarily delayed or unavailable.

On Tuesday, Governor Walz issued an executive order activating portions of the Minnesota National Guard in response to a recent cyberattack on the city of St. Paul.

The Minnesota National Guard has been activated after a cyber attack on the City of St. Paul, according to the Office of Governor Tim Walz.

Gov. Tim Walz has activated cyber protection assets from the Minnesota National Guard in response to a cyberattack on the city of Saint Paul. Walz says the magnitude and complexity of the cybersecurity incident have exceeded the city’s response capacity.

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."

The telecom giant, one of the largest in the world with customers in Europe and Africa, said customers are experiencing ongoing disruption to its services due to an unspecified hack.