DHS Data Breach Exposes Employees
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Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public.
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In September, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed the theft of a massive trove of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including sensitive job details and medical information from thousands of bureau employees.
In a statement, Emma Best, a Distributed Denial of Secrets co-founder, said the hacktivist known as “maia arson crimew” developed a search tool for the data that would allow the public to browse it.
Okta said in response to a Reuters query: “Okta is secure, and we have no evidence our data or systems were compromised.”
The disclosure – which the non-profit data transparency group says draws on information obtained by an entity calling itself “Department of Peace” – is the third government data leak to have made headlines in the past month.
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Distributed Denial of Secrets has released data on over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including sensitive job details related to surveillance and human intelligence roles. The leak includes personal information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and job titles from various DHS agencies. This disclosure follows recent government data breaches and is attributed to a group called…
Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workers →More than 41,000 personnel records from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including those working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), were leaked online by a group called the Department of Peace and cybersecurity researcher maia crimew. The leak includes personal information such as names, work addresses, and phone numbers, along with descriptions of…
Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack →A security breach at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has resulted in the personal data of over 40,000 employees being leaked online by the group Distributed Denial of Secrets on Wednesday. The compromised information includes names, phone numbers, email addresses, job titles, and details about sensitive roles like surveillance positions and undercover work from various DHS agencies. This leak follows…
Personal data of 40,000 U.S. Homeland Security employees leaked in security breach →Hackers known as the Department of Peace breached the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s personnel files on July 17th, exposing personal information including names, phone numbers, and addresses for over 40,000 employees. The hackers accessed this data through subverting DHS's single sign-on system and distributed it to Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) and journalist Ryan Ottignon. The leaked database…
Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees →DHS is investigating a significant data breach that may have exposed the personal information of about 40,000 employees, including roughly 10,000 ICE personnel and over 20,000 CBP workers such as Border Patrol agents. An anti-fascist hacking group called "Department of Peace" claimed responsibility for obtaining this data, which includes names, titles, locations, phone numbers, and email addresses. The leak occurred…
DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents →A nonprofit group called Distributed Denial of Secrets has released personal information for over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including names, phone numbers, and email addresses of those working in sensitive roles like surveillance and human intelligence. The leaked data reportedly includes details on specific job assignments within ICE, CBP, HSI, and other DHS agencies. DHS acknowledged…
Catastrophic DHS leak exposes names and phone numbers of 40,000 border and intelligence staff →Show 1 more outlets
President Trump's recent campaign speeches have taken on a darker and more profane tone, including ethnic stereotyping and personal attacks. In a separate development, contact information of over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees was exposed in a hacking incident. The newsletter also touches on consumer concerns about meat quality driving some people to hunt their own food.
Trump’s speeches take on darker tone and DHS hack exposes 40,000 workers: Morning Rundown →Analysis
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- 29 Oct
The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence.
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29 Oct Trump’s speeches take on darker tone and DHS hack exposes 40,000 workers: Morning RundownPresident Trump's recent campaign speeches have taken on a darker and more profane tone, including ethnic stereotyping and personal attacks. In a separate development, contact information of over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees was exposed in a hacking incident. The newsletter also touches on consumer concerns about meat quality driving some people to hunt their own food.NBC News29 Oct Catastrophic DHS leak exposes names and phone numbers of 40,000 border and intelligence staffA nonprofit group called Distributed Denial of Secrets has released personal information for over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including names, phone numbers, and email addresses of those working in sensitive roles like surveillance and human intelligence. The leaked data reportedly includes details on specific job assignments within ICE, CBP, HSI, and other DHS agencies. DHS acknowledged…The Independent
29 Oct DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agentsDHS is investigating a significant data breach that may have exposed the personal information of about 40,000 employees, including roughly 10,000 ICE personnel and over 20,000 CBP workers such as Border Patrol agents. An anti-fascist hacking group called "Department of Peace" claimed responsibility for obtaining this data, which includes names, titles, locations, phone numbers, and email addresses. The leak occurred…Fox News
29 Oct Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employeesHackers known as the Department of Peace breached the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s personnel files on July 17th, exposing personal information including names, phone numbers, and addresses for over 40,000 employees. The hackers accessed this data through subverting DHS's single sign-on system and distributed it to Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) and journalist Ryan Ottignon. The leaked database…NPR- 29 Oct Personal data of 40,000 U.S. Homeland Security employees leaked in security breachA security breach at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has resulted in the personal data of over 40,000 employees being leaked online by the group Distributed Denial of Secrets on Wednesday. The compromised information includes names, phone numbers, email addresses, job titles, and details about sensitive roles like surveillance positions and undercover work from various DHS agencies. This leak follows…CBC
29 Oct Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hackMore than 41,000 personnel records from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including those working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), were leaked online by a group called the Department of Peace and cybersecurity researcher maia crimew. The leak includes personal information such as names, work addresses, and phone numbers, along with descriptions of…BBC
29 Oct Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workersDistributed Denial of Secrets has released data on over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including sensitive job details related to surveillance and human intelligence roles. The leak includes personal information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and job titles from various DHS agencies. This disclosure follows recent government data breaches and is attributed to a group called…The Guardian
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