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NY-Alert System Breached, Scam Texts Sent to 166,000 Residents

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC • Mashable

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The NY-Alert system was hacked, resulting in scam texts sent to approximately 166,000 New Yorkers. State officials confirmed that the breach affected a significant portion of the 188,000 users registered for emergency notifications, prompting warnings to ignore the fraudulent messages.

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Attack Flow

9 entities, 8 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Technique (1)

Phishing

Organization (6)

Catholic Relief Services
Fight For A Union
Mobile Commons
New York’s Office Of Information Technology Services
New York State Government
New York State Office Of Information Technology Services

Indicator (1)

syracuse.com

Affected Platform (1)

NY-Alert

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Phishing targets NY-Alert
Phishing related to Catholic Relief Services
Phishing related to Fight For A Union
Phishing related to Mobile Commons
Phishing related to New York’s Office Of Information Technology Services
Phishing related to New York State Government
Phishing related to New York State Office Of Information Technology Services
Phishing related to syracuse.com

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Hackers Breach NY-Alert System, Sending Scam Texts to Residents

NY-Alert System Breached, Scam Texts Sent to 166,000 Residents

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