The California Highway Patrol (CHP) experienced a significant issue when an Amber Alert push notification for a missing 14-year-old girl directed users to a linked X (formerly Twitter) post, which could not be accessed without signing in to an X account. This incident prevented widespread dissemination of the alert, potentially hindering the rapid location of the victim and drawing criticism from the community. The situation revealed a reliance on social media for emergency communications, which was obstructed by platform access barriers, highlighting potential inefficiencies and risks in the current alert system.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/amber-alert-paywall-california/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/californiahighwaypatrol
"id": "cal000010925",
"linkid": "californiahighwaypatrol",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'General Public',
'industry': 'Law Enforcement',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Highway Patrol (CHP)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'description': 'The California Highway Patrol (CHP) experienced a significant '
'issue when an Amber Alert push notification for a missing '
'14-year-old girl directed users to a linked X (formerly '
'Twitter) post, which could not be accessed without signing in '
'to an X account. This incident prevented widespread '
'dissemination of the alert, potentially hindering the rapid '
'location of the victim and drawing criticism from the '
'community. The situation revealed a reliance on social media '
'for emergency communications, which was obstructed by '
'platform access barriers, highlighting potential '
'inefficiencies and risks in the current alert system.',
'impact': {'customer_complaints': 'Community criticism'},
'lessons_learned': 'Reliance on social media for emergency communications can '
'be problematic due to platform access barriers.',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Access barriers on social media '
'platforms'},
'title': 'CHP Amber Alert Notification Issue',
'type': 'Emergency Communication Failure'}