Hacker leaks personal data of more than 40,000 US Homeland Security staff, including ICE and CBP agents
BREACHUS Department of Homeland Securityredteam/daily · 2 sources
- Severity
- High
- Sources
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What happened
Two reports describe a leak of personnel PII belonging to more than 40,000 (one says 41,000+) US Department of Homeland Security employees, including ICE and CBP agents, now published online. The articles name no CVE, attack vector, threat actor or specific data fields, so attribution and root cause are unknown. Defenders should watch for follow-on targeting of affected staff, such as phishing and social engineering, until more details are confirmed.
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What to do
- If you have an account with the company, change that password, and anywhere you used the same one.
- Turn on two-step sign-in where you can.
- Expect scam emails and texts that mention the breach: contact the company yourself, not through links.
General advice for this kind of story
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Who reported · 2 outlets
TechCrunch (Security)Graham Cluley
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