The Housing Authority of The City of Los Angeles has been breached by the Lockbit Ransomware group.
The agency has an annual budget of $1B.
HACLA is a state agency responsible for providing affordable housing and job training for low-income communities in Los Angeles.
- According to a statement by the agency, the breach was discovered on Dec. 31, 2022, while the breach happened on or after Jan. 15, 2022.
- Hackers have stolen information such as:
- Full name,
- Social Security number,
- Date of birth,
- Passport number,
- Driver's license,
- State ID number,
- Tax ID number,
- Military ID number,
- Government-issued ID number,
- Credit/debit card number,
- Financial account number,
- Health insurance information,
- Medical information, etc.
- The threat actors uploaded samples of the files they claim to have stolen from HACLA's network on Dec. 31 and followed up with their threat to publish all files on Jan. 27, 2023.
- This indicates that the negotiations for the ransom payment have failed, and the government agency declined to meet the cybercriminals' demands.
