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Hackers leak data of over 41,000 US Homeland Security employees

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Neutral summary

A hacker group calling itself Department of Peace stole and handed over to the Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) organization a database of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) containing personal information of more than 41,000 employees. The published materials include names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses and office locations, including staff of ICE, CBP and CISA, as well as data on those working undercover. The department confirmed a possible leak and said it was investigating the incident. According to sources, the leak affected about 10,000 ICE and CBP employees. The Department of Peace group claims it obtained the data through the Okta service used by DHS, but Okta denies its systems were compromised. DDoSecrets co-founder Emma Best said the organization had prepared contingency plans due to the sensitivity of the published material. The social network Bluesky blocked links to the leak, citing the publication of contact information without authorization. Outlets differ in their figures: Wired and TechCrunch cite more than 41,000, Fox News about 40,000, and The Hill more than 40,000 employees.

How it was framed

Outlets: 39. Countries: 17. Facts in the shared core: 4.

Publication timeline

  1. · Wired (outlet profile)

    Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents. The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wi…

  2. · TechCrunch (outlet profile)

    Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents. A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which ha…

  3. · The Verge (outlet profile)

    A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records. A hacker stole a trove of personal information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The breach exposes the names, job titles, phone numbers, email address…

  4. · The Hill (outlet profile)

    Website leaks data on over 40,000 DHS employees. Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday for over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of w…

  5. · NRK (outlet profile)

    Opplysninger om 40.000 ansatte i USAs sikkerhetsdepartement lekket på nettet. En lekkasjenettside har offentliggjort opplysninger om mer enn 40.000 ansatte i USAs sikkerhetsdepartement (DHS), blant dem personer som arbe…

  6. · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)

    Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees

  7. · CBC News (outlet profile)

    Personal data of 40,000 U.S. Homeland Security employees leaked in security breach. The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on ‌Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland…

  8. · The Jerusalem Post (outlet profile)

    Leak website releases data on tens of thousands of DHS employees. DHS said in a statement it was "aware of a potential breach and is actively working to address the situation swiftly and effectively."

  9. · BBC News (outlet profile)

    Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack. A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.

  10. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    Filtran datos de 41.000 empleados del gobierno de EEUU tras ciberataque, según colectivo. Una organización reveló datos de miles de empleados del DHS, exponiendo su estructura y funciones, tras hackeo por un grupo activ…

  11. · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)

    Filtran datos de 41.000 empleados del DHS de Estados Unidos tras ciberataque, según colectivo. Un grupo sin fines de lucro dedicado a filtrar información dijo el miércoles que publicó datos sobre más de 41.000 empleados…

  12. · Аргументы и факты (outlet profile)

    Хакеры обнародовали базу данных министерства внутренней безопасности США. Хакерская группировка заявила, что получила доступ к базе данных министерства внутренней безопасности США и передала копию архива для публикации.

  13. · O Globo (outlet profile)

    Vazam dados de 41 mil funcionários do governo dos EUA após ciberataque, diz coletivo. Uma organização sem fins lucrativos dedicada à divulgação de informações digitais afirmou, nesta quarta-feira, ter publicado dados de…

  14. · Daily Maverick (outlet profile)

    Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees. WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more…

  15. · DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)

    US: Department of Homeland Security data leak exposes details of more than 40,000 employees. The leaked information reportedly includes names, phone numbers and email addresses of personnel across several US security ag…

  16. · Semana (outlet profile)

    Publican datos de más de 41.000 empleados de agencias migratorias y de seguridad de Estados Unidos

  17. · News.ru (outlet profile)

    Хакеры «рассекретили» сотрудников МВБ США. Портал DDoSecrets опубликовал внутреннюю базу Министерства внутренней безопасности США под кодовым названием Icepick, содержащую данные 41 тыс. сотрудников.

  18. · Wired (outlet profile)

    Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records. Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact i…

  19. · Le Parisien (outlet profile)

    « Énorme par sa taille et son impact » : aux États-Unis, 41 000 noms d’agents d’ICE et de la Sécurité intérieure divulgués dans un piratage

  20. · Ouest-France (outlet profile)

    États-Unis : 41 000 noms de la Sécurité intérieure divulgués dans un piratage. Des informations personnelles concernant des dizaines de milliers d’agents de l’immigration américaine ont fuité lors d’un piratage majeur.

  21. · CNBC (outlet profile)

    Over 41,000 U.S. Homeland Security officials' details apparently exposed after massive data breach. CNBC was able to access the database on the website, and saw it contained names alleged to be of officials, titles, age…

  22. · Fox News (outlet profile)

    DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a breach that exposed roughly 40,000 employees, including 10,0…

  23. · Интерфакс (outlet profile)

    Хакеры раскрыли личности тысяч сотрудников министерства внутренней безопасности США. Хакеры раскрыли личности тысяч сотрудников министерства внутренней безопасности США в результате взлома защищенной базы данных ведомст…

  24. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Massive data breach exposes 40,000 US Homeland Security employees. A data breach has exposed sensitive details of over 40,000 DHS employees, including officials in surveillance and human intelligence roles.

  25. · Times of India (outlet profile)

    Trump’s DHS hit by data breach as hackers expose records of 41,000 employees

  26. · Sud Ouest (outlet profile)

    États-Unis : les noms et les données de 41 000 employés de la Sécurité intérieure, dont l’ICE, divulgués par des hackers. En pleine campagne d’expulsions menée par l’administration Trump, une ONG a mis en ligne des info…

  27. · Tanjug (outlet profile)

    Hakeri tvrde da su objavili podatke o više od 40.000 zaposlenih u američkom DHS-u

  28. · Politika (outlet profile)

    Хакери тврде да су хаковали Министарство за унутрашњу безбедност САД. Суоснивачица ”DDoSecrets-а” Ема Бест рекла је да је организација, због осетљивости објављеног материјала, припремила планове за ванредне ситуације

  29. · Engadget (outlet profile)

    Hackers leaked details of more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel. A hacktivist group stole the information of ICE agents and border police from Homeland Security.

  30. · Парламентская газета (outlet profile)

    Washington Post: Хакеры раскрыли личности тысяч сотрудников МВБ США. Хакеры получили доступ к защищенным базам данных министерства внутренней безопасности США и раскрыли личные данные более 41 тысячи сотрудников ведомст…

Factual core

  • A leak site published data on more than 40,000 employees of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  • The leak included sensitive DHS access information.
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suffered a data breach.
  • Distributed Denial of Secrets said the data came from a hacker group calling itself Department of Peace.

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