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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)
https://therecord.media/los-angeles-housing-authority-says-cyberattack-disrupting-systems/
Exploit: Ransomware
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA): Municipal Government Agency
Risk to Business: 2.176 = Severe
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has been hit by a cyberattack that is impacting its data security. HACLA appeared on the dark web leak site operated by the LockBit ransomware group last week. Reports say that on December 31, 2022, the LockBit ransomware group claimed that it had stolen 15 TB of data. The group also gave HACLA a deadline of January 12, 2023, to pay an undisclosed ransom. No specifics were available at press time about exactly what types of data were stolen or who that data may have belonged to.
How It Could Affect Your Business: This database could contain many kinds of privileged information and its loss will incur a heavy fine from data protection regulators.
