Long Beach Targeted By Potential Cybersecurity Incident

LONG BEACH, CA — Long Beach city systems will be offline for several days due to a potential cybersecurity incident that was discovered on Nov. 14, officials announced Thursday.

According to Long Beach officials, the Department of Technology and Innovation immediately initiated an investigation to identify the source and scope of the incident. While the investigation continues, the public may experience some delays with systems and services.

"Out of an abundance of caution, systems will be taken offline effective immediately during the investigation and potential remediation. Systems are anticipated to be offline for upwards of several days," officials said in a statement.

At this time, there is no indication that the security breach has impacted the city's public safety systems, such as the Emergency Communications Center and emergency response from police and fire.

City email and phone systems are expected to remain available and City hall and other city facilities will stay open as scheduled. The public should continue to call 911 for emergencies or 562-435-6711 for non-emergencies.

"As this is an ongoing investigation, additional details may emerge as the investigation continues. The City is committed to keeping the public informed of any new developments and potential impacts to public services and to our community," officials said.

While the city's full website will be unavailable during the investigation, incident information will be updated on the homepage of LongBeach.gov starting Thursday. Residents can expect to see timely and transparent information about the incident in the website.

No additional information is available at this time.