Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles hit by Cactus ransomware attack
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) confirmed a cyberattack by the Cactus ransomware gang, which claimed to have stolen 891 GB of sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, financial documents, and database backups. The incident was disclosed on November 4, 2024, marking it as the second major breach for HACLA in recent years.
Signal context
First seen: Nov 4, 2024
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Cactus ransomware gang claimed responsibility.
- 891 GB of sensitive data allegedly stolen.
- Compromised data includes PII, financial documents, and database backups.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Availability
Likely asset: Server or cloud data store
- 23 signals in the same sector
- 26 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Cyberattack disclosed by LA housing authority after Cactus ransomware claims | briefhttps://www.scmagazine.com/brief/cyberattack-disclosed-by-la-housing-authority-after-cactus-ransomware-claimsPublic source from scmagazine.com.
News Week: October 28th to November 4th, 2024https://beforecrypt.com/news-week-october-28th-to-november-4th-2024/Public source from beforecrypt.com.
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