Security Firm at Center of $30 Million Easter Heist Was Hacked Months Earlier – By Lucas Ropek (Gizmodo) / April 5, 2024
A private security firm that controls a huge amount of money was robbed over Easter weekend. Cops are stumped as to how it happened.
One of the biggest heists in Los Angeles history took place on Easter when thieves pillaged a money storage facility in the San Fernando Valley during the dead of night. The building, which holds large cash inventories for major corporations, was infiltrated by a team of robbers who somehow made off with $30 million. The company at the center of the fiasco is GardaWorld, one of the world’s largest private security providers.
Not that long ago, the company was also hacked. Last month, GardaWorld Cash, the company’s division that handles clients’ cash transfers and storage, filed a data breach notification with multiple state attorney general offices. The notice states that the firm suffered a security incident in November in which “certain administrative files” were accessed. Those files appear to have contained information on 39,000 people and included personal details about U.S. clients, including names, Social Security numbers, Driver’s License numbers, date of birth, and insurance and health information.
It’s unknown at this time whether a connection exists between the robbery and the hacking episode. It is interesting timing, however, given that the division that was robbed appears to be the same division that was hacked. If nothing else, the incident shows that despite being a security firm, GardaWorld would appear to have problems securing its assets.
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