The St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) Department of Emergency Services (DES) is notifying residents about a recent cybersecurity incident involving the CodeRED Emergency Notification System. CodeRED is a third-party emergency notification service used by local governments across the country to send emergency alerts. What Happened CodeRED has informed SMCG that data associated with the legacy OnSolve CodeRED platform had been removed from their systems in a targeted cyberattack. hile there is currently no indication that this data has been published online, CodeRED has advised that the data may be leaked in the future. This cybersecurity incident was limited to systems owned and operated by the private CodeRED vendor. There is no indication that any St. Mary’s County Government systems, networks, or internal databases were accessed or affected. What Information Was Involved According to CodeRED, the impacted dataset may include contact information used in the CodeRED system, including: Name Address Email address Phone numbers Passwords associated with CodeRED user profiles What Residents Should Do If you created a CodeRED account, we strongly recommend that you: Change your CodeRED password. Change the password on any other accounts (email, banking, shopping, social media, etc.) where you used the same or a similar password. Monitor your accounts for unusual […]
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