Hackers Steal 337,000 LAPD Files in LA City Attorney Breach

Hackers breached a digital storage system used by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, stealing approximately 337,000 sensitive files related to the Los Angeles Police Department and briefly leaking them online.

The incident occurred around March 20, when unauthorized individuals accessed a third-party tool that the office employed to share discovery documents with opposing counsel and litigants in civil cases. Officials confirmed the breach affected 7.7 terabytes of data, including officer personnel records, Internal Affairs investigation reports, disciplinary histories, misconduct complaints, personal health information of officers, witness identities, and unredacted criminal complaints from previously settled or adjudicated lawsuits against the LAPD. The system remained isolated from LAPD networks and other city databases, according to city officials.

The City Attorney's Office detected the unauthorized access on the same day and immediately secured the tool, hiring external forensics experts to investigate. Spokesperson Ivor Pine stated that the office contained the breach within the application and planned to notify affected individuals once the review concluded. The...