A data breach of the L.A. City Attorney’s Office has lead to the exposure of sensitive Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) records. This hacking incident occurred in March, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, and compromised more than 337,000 files and seven terabytes of data. 

Impacted data reportedly includes: 

• Officer personnel files
• Internal affairs investigation records
• Unredacted criminal complaints
• Witness names
• Medical records

The LAPD issued the following statement: 

“LAPD is aware of an incident within the LA City Attorney’s Office, where unauthorized individuals gained access to a digital storage system. This digital storage contained discovery documents from previously adjudicated or settled LAPD civil litigation cases. The breach does not involve any LAPD systems or networks.

“We take this incident very seriously and are working with the LA City Attorney’s Office to gain access to the impacted files to understand the full scope of the data breach. LAPD is committed to safeguarding its sensitive personnel and investigative information.”

At this time, there is no information on the party responsible for the data breach. LAPD has not commented on whether or not a ransom has been issued.