California Highway Patrol

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'}