City of Long Beach Says at Least 260,000 Affected by Hack

HIPAA Protected Health Information Among Data Stolen in Nov. 2023 Attack Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 30, 2025

The City of Long Beach, Calif., is notifying roughly 260,000 individuals that their protected health information may have been stolen in a November 2023 cyberattack that also disrupted IT systems for several weeks. The city says it's added $1 million to its cybersecurity budget since the incident.

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One media outlet reported the total number of people affected by the incident could be as high as about 470,060, based on breach reports the City of Long Beach filed to various state attorneys general.

The City of Long Beach did not immediately respond to Information Security Media Group's requests for clarification about whether the 260,000 individuals reported to the U ...