Hackers post stolen St. Paul data online as efforts to reset city employee passwords surge forward

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - For the second day, a steady stream of St. Paul employees streamed in and out of Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which had been quickly converted to a password reset center.

Eighty laptops were set up in two rows, accommodating the same number of people every 30 minutes.

Out of 3,500 employees, by late Monday they’d had more than 2,000 pass through. A single clearinghouse to get it done in the most secure and efficient way possible.

"So the recommendation from all the cybersecurity experts is this physical in-person reset is the most secure option to take," said Mary Gleigh-Matthews, the city’s Deputy Chief Information Officer.

Hackers share stolen data

What we know:

The city detected the hacker breach on July 25 and immediately took steps to protect themselves fr