California Highway Patrol experienced a significant issue with their Amber Alert notification system when a crucial message about a 14-year-old abducted girl was impeded by a mandatory login gate on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The emergency notification, intended for broad public distribution, was restricted due to platform limitations, resulting in reduced visibility and potential delays in the response. This misstep could have critically hampered the effectiveness of the emergency alert, obstructing community efforts to locate the victim and undermining public trust in the reliability of essential emergency communication channels.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/amber-alert-paywall-california/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/californiahighwaypatrol
"id": "cal000010425",
"linkid": "californiahighwaypatrol",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Law Enforcement',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'California Highway Patrol',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'description': 'California Highway Patrol experienced a significant issue '
'with their Amber Alert notification system when a crucial '
'message about a 14-year-old abducted girl was impeded by a '
'mandatory login gate on the social media platform formerly '
'known as Twitter. The emergency notification, intended for '
'broad public distribution, was restricted due to platform '
'limitations, resulting in reduced visibility and potential '
'delays in the response. This misstep could have critically '
'hampered the effectiveness of the emergency alert, '
'obstructing community efforts to locate the victim and '
'undermining public trust in the reliability of essential '
'emergency communication channels.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Undermining public trust in the '
'reliability of essential emergency '
'communication channels',
'operational_impact': 'Reduced visibility and potential delays in '
'response',
'systems_affected': 'Amber Alert notification system'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Mandatory login gate on social '
'media platform'},
'title': 'Amber Alert Notification System Failure',
'type': 'Notification System Failure',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Mandatory login gate on social media platform'}