Account information potentially compromised in cyberattack on Atchison County alert system

ATCHISON, Kan. (News-Press NOW) -- Email addresses, phone numbers and more information may have been compromised in a recent cyberattack on a public alert used system used by Atchison County and numerous communities nationwide.

The OnSolve CodeRed public notification system remains down nationwide following a targeted cybersecurity incident according to an update from Atchison County Emergency Management.

The outage continues to prevent Atchison County from sending alerts through CodeRed until a vendor migrates the county to a new notification platform.

"This includes weather updates from the National Weather Service sent through CodeRed. We are still waiting on OnSolve to complete this transition. Once the transition is finished, a test notification will be sent to all users," a statement from Atchison County Emergency Management said.

OnSolve has also notified the agency that contact information from CodeRed user accounts may have been compromised, including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and CodeRed account passwords.

At this time, there is no evidence the information has been misused or published online, but there is potential for it to be leaked.

As a precaution, the agency recommends changing passwords if the same one has been used for multiple accounts.

"Be alert for phishing attempts — especially during the holiday season. Avoid suspicious emails, links, or attachments."

Atchison County can still issue life-safety alerts through IPAWS during this outage.

Those with additional questions or concerns are encouraged to contact OnSolve CodeRED support at: crsupport@crisis24.com