The California Highway Patrol faced problems with its emergency notification delivery when an Amber Alert push notification linked to their official X account, previously Twitter, which was unreachable without account login. This hindered the spread of critical information regarding a 14-year-old girl believed to have been abducted, possibly impacting timely aid and affecting local community awareness. Amidst the social media overhauls by Elon Musk, concerns had risen about Twitter's reliability for spreading emergency information; this incident highlighted the issues surrounding information accessibility during emergencies.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/amber-alert-paywall-california/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/californiahighwaypatrol
"id": "cal000010625",
"linkid": "californiahighwaypatrol",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"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': 'The California Highway Patrol faced problems with its '
'emergency notification delivery when an Amber Alert push '
'notification linked to their official X account, previously '
'Twitter, which was unreachable without account login. This '
'hindered the spread of critical information regarding a '
'14-year-old girl believed to have been abducted, possibly '
'impacting timely aid and affecting local community awareness. '
'Amidst the social media overhauls by Elon Musk, concerns had '
"risen about Twitter's reliability for spreading emergency "
'information; this incident highlighted the issues surrounding '
'information accessibility during emergencies.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Delayed spread of critical information',
'systems_affected': ['Emergency Notification System']},
'title': 'California Highway Patrol Amber Alert Delivery Issue',
'type': 'Information Accessibility Issue'}