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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles was reportedly the victim of a cyber attack by the ransomware group LockBit. In a Dec. 31 post on the dark web, the group claimed to have stolen more than 15 terabytes of agency data.

After their success in other locations, Waymo has announced their plan to bring their robotaxi service to Los Angeles. The company has been mapping the roads since 2019 but does not know when the service will be available.

Data delivered via the gov tech provider could help city officials bring more taxis to underserved areas, better serve disabled riders and craft other programs. The push follows similar work in L.A. involving scooters.

The Los Angeles International Airport website was inaccessible Monday morning after a disruption from pro-Russia hacking group Killnet. The group has recently been targeting airport and state government websites.

Experts say uncertainties over stolen data will persist well into the future, not only for the district but for those employees and student families whose personal information was published on the dark web.

In the wake of news that hackers released a trove of personal identifying information stolen from Los Angeles Unified School District, victims are advised to call the district's hotline and set up credit monitoring.

The cyber criminal group reportedly responsible for the attack has published 500GB of files containing Social Security numbers, passport details, student psychological assessments and other information.

Turning old office buildings into housing is hardly new, but expected cutbacks in office rentals as companies adapt to remote work prompted by the pandemic have spurred new interest in doing so among landlords.

Los Angeles Unified School District is unsure whether student academic records were accessed by hackers last weekend, though officials say they haven't seen evidence of Social Security numbers being accessed.

Teachers at Los Angeles Unified School District had mixed feelings about teaching without much technology this week, while the LA Times revisited a cybersecurity audit that identified vulnerabilities in 2020.

As Los Angeles Unified School District recovers from a cyber attack, other school officials and cybersecurity experts discuss precautions they take against such threats and the costs associated with them.

A cyber attack over Labor Day weekend took down website function, email and other systems used by teachers at the nation's second-largest school system. Now federal officials from the FBI and CISA are involved.

The Los Angeles Police Commission has adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased surveillance of people.

The Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services is testing out fully electrified heavy equipment from Bobcat and Volvo as it transitions to a more zero-emission fleet. Other hybrid vehicles have already found their place in the city fleet.