CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack

Towns and cities across the US are without access to their CodeRED emergency alert system following a cyberattack on vendor Crisis24.

Various municipalities have issued near-identical advisories about the attack on the OnSolve CodeRED platform, now owned by Crisis24, which enables residents to receive real-time alerts for emergencies such as weather warnings, missing children, terror threats, and more.

In its warning about the situation to locals, the Sheriff's Office for Douglas County, Colorado, this week announced that it had terminated its CodeRED contract and that it was actively searching for a replacement.

The wording of similar disclosures made by other regions suggests that they will be sticking with Crisis24 as it works to bring a brand-new CodeRED platform online, which was being developed before the attack.

Crisis24 told customers that the new platform "resides on a non-compromised, separate environment," which has undergone "a comprehensive security audit" and "additional penetration ...