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HACLA, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, has confirmed that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident
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Following the LockBit ransomware group claiming responsibility for a cyberattack against the agency.
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LockBit added HACLA to its dark web leak site on December 31.
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This housing agency provides affordable housing for more than 19,000 low-income families in Los Angeles.
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We discovered that LockBit had allegedly stolen 15 Terabytes from the housing agency.
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Cybercriminals posted screenshots that show the data may include the personal information of those who applied for housing assistance from the city.
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They also have data from the payroll, human resources, and accounting files.
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Courtney Gladney, the spokesperson for HACLA, stated that HACLA was experiencing a "cyber event" that caused "disruption" in its systems.
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HACLA's website appeared to be operational at the time of publication.
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However, HACLA has not publicly acknowledged the cyber incident on its website or social networks.