The city of Long Beach has begun notifying people whose personal information was stolen in a 2023 cybersecurity breach, officials said Monday.
The announcement follows the March 18 conclusion of the city’s forensic investigation and manual document review. Officials and the city’s team of cybersecurity professionals determined that files containing personal information may have been illegally accessed and/or acquired by an unauthorized individual or group.
While there is no evidence of the personal information has been misused in order to commit fraud or identity theft, the city is legally required to send the notifications. Officials added that the notices are also “out of an abundance of caution” so that people affected by the breach have the information and resources to protect their personal information…