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Hackers claim ransomware attack on Los Angeles housing authority

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, has confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident shortly after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the agency. LockBit’s claimed attack on HACLA marks the second major cyberattack on a Los Angeles city agency in recent months.

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GumGum Ranks NBA Teams On Social Media

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Which NBA team is winning, on social media? Los Angeles-based GumGum , the image recognition, computer vision, and advertising technology developer, has rolled out a new service called GumGum Sports Scoreboard , a new tool which helps benchmark and analyze media value generated from NBA team-owned social media accounts.

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Techstars Los Angeles names Matt Kozlov as its new managing director

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Techstars Los Angeles , the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. Now, Kozlov turns his attention to the Los Angeles ecosystem broadly. It’s the home of social networking favorites Snap and TikTok’s U.S.

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Los Angeles Dodgers Win the World Series Social Media Battle

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Last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced off against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. However, there is another battle raging between the two teams that you’re likely a little more involved in: social media. After all, without a social media presence , you have no fan support.

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Infographic: Social Media Spurring E-Commerce Activity

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A new study of social media activity and e-commerce, compiled from Los Angeles social tools developer Social Annex , shows that social media is--not surprisingly--playing a far bigger role in online shopping this year. READ MORE>>.

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Social Media Week Efforts Kick Off

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The organizers of Social Media Week Los Angeles said today that they have kicked off plans to feature more than 50, free, public events across LA during Social Media Week, September 19-23rd. Social Media Week is focused on tracking trends in social media, and bills itself as a "distributed conference".

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Loop Now Launches Short Form, Social Media App, Firework

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Loop Now Technologies , a startup founded by former LinkedIn and Snapchat employees--which has offices in Los Angeles--says it has launched a brand new, short-form video and social media app called Firework.