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City government systems in Minneapolis were temporarily brought down by a cyberattack early Thursday at the same time the city was grappling with raging protests over the police killing of George Floyd.

A spokesperson for the city told The Hill that some of the city’s public websites and systems were temporarily shut down by a denial of service (DoS) attack, which involves malicious hackers flooding a server with traffic until it crashes.

City officials were able to bring back 95 percent of affected websites and systems within hours of the attack, with the spokesperson noting that the city expected 100 percent of systems to be back online by the end of the day.

The spokesperson did not identify who was behind the cyberattack on the city or whether it was linked to any protests in the city. The official said there was no evidence that any data was stolen or compromised.

“Although these types of attacks are not completely unavoidable, they are fairly common, and the City of Minneapolis has proactive measures in place to respond to and mitigate disruptions when they do occur,” the spokesperson said. “The City of Minneapolis IT continues to monitor its cyber platforms to ensure further disruption doesn't happen again.”

The cyberattack took place as city officials grappled with a second night of violent protests over the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed by police after an officer placed a knee on his neck to detain him. Some demonstrators looted local stores and clashed with police in the streets, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

The attack also took place as state and local governments are increasingly pleading with the federal government to send them funding to address increased cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the last year, ransomware attacks, where an attacker locks up a network and demands payment to unlock it, have become more widespread. The city governments of New Orleans and Baltimore have fallen victim to these types of attacks, while school districts in Louisiana and small towns in Texas were also hit by ransomware attacks.
 

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be careful what you type online. ......lets just say....they are in front of ol boys house right now shhhhhhh
Yea just want this to be heard again. We have strong opinions but better believe it’s not a conspiracy that they are lurking any black online social media platforms . Do your thing, but don’t let them get you before you can even participate if you have any plans of action. Say what you want just keep that in mind
 

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One reporter called the arrest "an unacceptable attack on the free press" after Jimenez and his camera crew was arrested on live television while covering protests that have erupted across Minneapolis following the violent arrest and death of George Floyd earlier this week.

"You're under arrest," one officer said in the middle of the report on the protests that have erupted in Minneapolis.

"OK, do you mind telling me why I'm under arrest? Why am I under arrest, sir?” Jimenez can be heard asking.

"You're arresting him live on CNN. We told you before we're with CNN," one member of the CNN crew could be heard saying off-camera while the footage of the arrest rolled.

Police say Jimenez and his crew were told to move and did not, prompting the arrests, per CNN.com.

Journalists quickly took to Twitter to voice their outrage, including Trey Yingst, a Fox News correspondent























CNN's John Berman reported on "New Day" one hour after the arrest that Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) apologized to CNN president Jeff Zucker while promising to release Jimenez and his crew.
 
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