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Hackers take 7.7TB of LAPD files from city attorney
Personnel records, witness details and medical information were stolen.
- Organisation
- LA City Attorney (LAPD files)
- Disclosed
- 8 April 2026
- Affected
- Not stated
- Data
- Personnel, witness, medical records
- Attacker
- World Leaks
- Severity
- critical
- Region
- Global
- Source
- CM Alliance monthly roundup ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Hackers take 7.7TB of LAPD files from city attorney”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 8 Apr 2026. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2026-04-08-la-city-attorney-lapd-files-breach/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: CM Alliance monthly roundup, https://cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/major-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-in-april-2026.
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