LA Metro
Disclosed Apr 2, 20265 months agoUnverified
LA Metro confirms March breach; Iran-linked group stole and deleted data
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority confirmed a March 2026 breach in which hackers stole and then deleted data, disrupting systems for weeks. Researchers attributed the self-styled hacktivist group Ababil of Minab to Iran's intelligence ministry.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Discovered | Mar 2026 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Internal documents |
| Sector | Transport · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recovertechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Apr 2 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.