UPDATE St Marys County CodeRED Emergency Notification System Incident Update Southern Maryland News Net Southern Maryland News Net

p2102026 The St Marys County Government SMCG Department of Emergency Services DES is providing an update regarding the previously reported cybersecurity incident involving the CodeRED Emergency Notification System CodeRED is a thirdparty emergency notification service used by local governments across the country to send emergency alertsppCodeRED has completed a forensic investigation conducted by internal security teams and external cybersecurity experts into the incident that led to the suspension of the legacy platform in November 2025ppWhat Happened According to CodeRED an organized cybercriminal group gained unauthorized access to the legacy OnSolve CodeRED environment beginning as early as October 31 2025 and deployed ransomware on November 10 2025 The attack resulted in the encryption of certain servers and significant damage to the legacy systemppWhile a data transfer tool was identified during the investigation forensic experts found no evidence confirming that data was exfiltrated from the systemppInformation Potentially ExposedppCodeRED reports that limited subscriber information affecting a small percentage of users was exposed across two data setsppImportantly CodeRED has confirmed that the exposed data did not include first or last names addresses or other sensitive personal information and did not include any active passwordsppUpdated Guidance for Residents  Based on the findings of the investigation CodeRED advises that no active passwords were compromised While residents were previously encouraged to change passwords out of an abundance of caution the newly confirmed information indicates that exposed passwords were inactive and outdatedppResidents are still encouraged to remain vigilant and cautious of unsolicited communications requesting personal or financial informationppEmergency Alert System Update As previously announced the legacy OnSolve CodeRED platform has been permanently decommissioned On January 6 2026 the Commissioners of St Marys County approved a new emergency notification system Regroup Mass Notification following review and recommendations by the Departments of Emergency Services and Information Technology Additional information on this transition and the new system will be announced soonppSt Marys County Government remains committed to transparency and to safeguarding the safety security and privacy of the communityppResidents with questions or concerns about this incident or about emergency notifications in St Marys County may contact DES at email protected or 3014754200 ext 2125
ppWhat HappenedppCodeRED has informed SMCG that data associated with the legacy OnSolve CodeRED platform had been removed from their systems in a targeted cyberattack  While there is currently no indication that this data has been published online CodeRED has advised that the data may be leaked in the futureppThis cybersecurity incident was limited to systems owned and operated by the private CodeRED vendor There is no indication that any St Marys County Government systems networks or internal databases were accessed or affectedppWhat Information Was InvolvedppAccording to CodeRED the impacted dataset may include contact information used in the CodeRED system includingppWhat Residents Should DoppIf you created a CodeRED account we strongly recommend that youppAs always residents should be cautious about unsolicited calls texts or emails especially those requesting personal or financial informationppImpact on Emergency NotificationsppOut of an abundance of caution CodeRED has permanently decommissioned the legacy OnSolve CodeRED platform previously used by St Marys County To ensure continuity of service CodeRED has accelerated our transition to its new CodeRED by Crisis24 platform The Department of Emergency Services now has access to this updated system and can continue to send emergency notificationsppWhat St Marys County Government Is DoingppSMCGs Department of Emergency Services and Department of Information Technology areppOur priority is to protect the safety security and privacy of St Marys County residents while maintaining transparent communication about incidents that may affect youppResidents with questions or concerns about this incident or about emergency notifications in St Marys County may contact DES at email protected or 3014754200 ext 2125pppp

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