Nationwide CodeRED Outage and Data Breach Notification
The Brazos County Emergency Management Department has been notified of a data breach of its CodeRED emergency notification platform. User data was stolen and may be leaked. It is unclear if this user data refers to only users who manage CodeRED systems or if it includes all members of the public who signed up for CodeRED notifications.
In an abundance of caution, Brazos County Emergency Management officials want to make the public aware that personal information used in the process of signing up for CodeRED may have been compromised. Such information may include name, address, email, phone number, and passwords associated with CodeRED accounts. If anyone used the same password for any other accounts, they should change those passwords immediately.
Brazos County Emergency Management is working with County Purchasing to secure a replacement system. In the meantime, IPAWS alerts and local contingency plans will continue to be utilized in case of an emergency. To receive these alerts, users should verify that the Emergency Alert settings for their cellular devices are “on” or set to allow notifications.
There is no evidence the stolen data has been published at this time.
Questions or concerns regarding CodeRED can be sent to crsupport@crisis24.com.
Notice: The CodeRED Emergency System, a third-party vendor solution, is currently down. Until a resolution is found, emergency notifications will be sent through FEMA. There is no need to subscribe to this system. You can learn more about the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), FEMA’s notification system, here.