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Gardner pauses Code Red alerts after contractor breach; backup system in place
Gardner City Mayor's Office · November 26, 2025
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Summary
Gardner City said its emergency-alert contractor, Code Red, suffered a cyberattack that crashed the vendor’s database; the city decommissioned its Code Red instance, is using a backup alert method and warned residents they may need to re-register when the rebuilt system is available.
Unidentified Speaker (Mayor) announced that the city’s emergency-alert vendor, Code Red, experienced a cyberattack that crashed the contractor’s database and forced the city to decommission its Code Red instance. “The private system was hacked. The city itself was not hacked,” the mayor…
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