"A trove of sensitive LAPD records, including officer personnel files and documents from Internal Affairs investigations, are among the materials believed to have been seized by hackers in a breach last month involving the L.A. city attorney's office."
"Under state law, most police officer records are considered private. If authentic, the disclosure represents a stunning breach of police data."
"In all, according to posts about the data breach, there were 7.7 terabytes of information available for download and more than 337,000 files."
"Some of the records have started surfacing on social media platforms like X. Among the first to post a file from the suspected hack was the account @WhosTheCop."
A significant data breach involving the L.A. city attorney's office compromised 7.7 terabytes of sensitive LAPD records, including officer personnel files and Internal Affairs documents. The leaked materials contain private discovery documents, such as witness names and unredacted criminal complaints, now available online. The breach has not been publicly acknowledged by city or LAPD officials, and it remains unclear if hackers demanded ransom. The incident represents a serious violation of police data privacy, as most officer records are typically confidential under state law.
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