Hacktivist leak exposes records of more than 41,000 DHS staff, including undercover ICE agents
BREACHWIREDredteam/daily · 3 sources
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What happened
A group calling itself the Department of Peace leaked records on more than 41,000 DHS employees and contractors, covering DHS and seven component agencies including ICE and CBP. The data includes email addresses, phone numbers, office addresses, references to internal systems and information on undercover and surveillance programmes. Distributed Denial of Secrets published the archive, named Icepick, and says it comes from DHS's Okta login system.
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Full story timeline · 3 updates
- Wed 28 OctoberMassive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE AgentsWired (Security)
- Thu 29 OctoberHacktivists leak 41,000 DHS staff records, revealing undercover ICE agentsHelp Net Security
- Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agentsArs Technica (Security)
Who reported · 3 outlets
Wired (Security)Help Net SecurityArs Technica (Security)
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