US City of Oakland police and employee data leaked
Data on police officers and employees of the City of Oakland in the US was leaked, leading to a class action lawsuit. In May 2025, the city agreed to a settlement to resolve the data breach class action. In October of the same year, plans to pay compensation to the police officers and employees whose data was exposed became known.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Oakland
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Police and employee data leaked
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- The City of Oakland agreed to a settlement to resolve the data breach class action.
- The City of Oakland's plan to pay compensation to police officers and employees whose data was exposed became known.
3 related reports
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