Confirmed

LA City Attorney’s Office: data taken from file share via compromised credential

An unauthorised actor used a compromised credential to acquire data from a file share used for civil-litigation discovery between December 28, 2025 and January 22, 2026.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

Discovered March 20, 2026; data review completed August 20. No total is given.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

Organization response

Per the notice, the organisation investigated and contained the incident, notified individuals and offered monitoring or protective resources.

What you can do

Verify notices through official channels, avoid links in unexpected messages, do not provide credentials, and review credit reports and statements.

Sources

  1. Sample consumer notice filed with California AG (The Office of the Los Angeles City)California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General · 2026-11-09
  2. California AG data breach report: The Office of the Los Angeles CityCalifornia Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General · 2026-11-09

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