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Los Angeles City Attorney Data Breach

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What happened

A data security incident occurred at the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney between December 28, 2025, and January 22, 2026, as stated in a reported statement:

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Reported impact

An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.

Incident date
28 Dec 2025 – 22 Jan 2026
Discovery date
20 Mar 2026
Disclosure date
20 Aug 2026

Source evidence

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Organization notification filed with California Attorney General

Retrieved 5 Nov 2026

we became aware of suspicious activity involving data stored in a filesharing platform the Office used to share discovery-related material with other counsel and parties to civil litigation.

Attributed reporting

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between December 28, 2025, and January 22, 2026

Attributed reporting

On March 20, 2026, we became aware of suspicious activity

Attributed reporting

On August 20, 2026, we completed our data review

Attributed reporting

Updates and corrections

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  1. Revision 2

    Incident date revised. Disclosure date revised

  2. Revision 1

    Incident published