Los Angeles Housing Authority Hit With Cyberattack

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Reuters

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles announced Tuesday it is experiencing an apparent cyberattack that has disrupted its systems.

In a statement, the agency described the situation as a “cyber event” and did not specify the nature of the attack or what data may have been compromised. The city’s public housing authority has a budget of more than $1 billion.