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Leak posts data on more than 41,000 Homeland Security staff
Names and work contact details for more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel, including immigration officers, were published online, TechCrunch, BBC and Wired reported.
- The Guardian, CNA and 6 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Leak site posts data on more than 40,000 DHS employees”
- Our desk updated its story
- CBS News is now reporting this
- New York Times is now reporting this
13 earlier updates
- Ars Technica, DW and The Verge are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Hackers leaked details of more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel”
- Our desk filed its story
- New headline Was: “Engadget: records on 41,000 DHS staff posted after claimed Okta theft”
- Engadget is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Group posts names of more than 41,000 DHS staff, BBC reports”
- Our desk updated its story
- Wired is now reporting this
- BBC, wired.com and TechCrunch are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Leak website releases data on tens of thousands of DHS employees”
- Our desk filed its story
- Still developing
- reuters.com is now reporting this
Records covering more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection staff, were published online this week, TechCrunch and BBC reported4,10.
The material included names, work addresses and phone numbers and descriptions of roles, BBC said10. TechCrunch said a hacker obtained more than 40,000 account records from a DHS login system and that the nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets posted the set4.
DDoSecrets co-founder Emma Best said the data is professional contact information used in public-records requests, not home addresses4. A group calling itself the Department of Peace said it accessed profiles through Okta single sign-on; Okta said it had no evidence its systems were compromised10.
A Homeland Security spokesperson told TechCrunch the department was aware of a potential breach and working to address it4. Bluesky blocked links to the DDoSecrets page as malicious, citing community rules against sharing personal contact data; Best disputed that the set includes home contacts4.
Homeland Security, through vendor ZeroFox, sent a takedown notice that led a searchable copy's registrar to place the domain on hold4. BBC noted other recent government-related leaks, including an FBI incident last month10.
Ars Technica and Wired also described the scale and the presence of undercover ICE personnel in the files2,3.
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- New York TimesHomeland Security Leak Exposes More Than 41,000 Employees
- WiredMassive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
- Ars TechnicaMassive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
- TechCrunchBluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns
- The GuardianDHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
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- ReutersDHS cites 'doxxing' threat to more than 40,000 people in effort to get leaked personnel data taken offline
- CBS NewsDHS investigating possible breach of employee personal data
- reuters.comLeak website releases data on DHS employees
- CNALeak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees
- BBCDetails of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
- The VergeA hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records
- text.npr.orgHackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees
- NPRHackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
- Times of IndiaTrump’s DHS hit by data breach as hackers expose records of 41,000 employees
- Daily MaverickLeak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees
- RapplerLeak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees
- DWUS: Department of Homeland Security data leak exposes details of more than 40,000 employees
- TechmemeBluesky blocks links to a leaked archive containing personal data of 41,000+ DHS employees and contractors, saying it was "shared without their authorization" (Wired)
How it’s being reported
18 sourcesFirst reported by reuters.com
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Homeland Security Leak Exposes More Than 41,000 Employees
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Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
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The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers’ cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
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The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns
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The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security.
DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
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DHS cites 'doxxing' threat to more than 40,000 people in effort to get leaked personnel data taken offline
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Where they agree
- More than 41,000 records posted
- Includes ICE and CBP personnel work contacts
- DHS says it is addressing a potential breach
Where they differ
Whether posting the data is public-interest transparency or doxxing