Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
After publishing: 1 description edited1 change
- The Guardian Worldseen 31 Oct, 17:46description edited
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Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month 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. DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Continue reading...Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month Data identifying more than 41,000 employees and contractors for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released on Wednesday in an unprecedented leak that reveals how the agency is organized. The records, which were made public by the transpaency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover...
After the peak, new reports halved every 14 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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10 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 18 original reports, 5 reprints
Wed, 28 October 2026
2 reports- BBC News World22:12
A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.
- The Hill22:24first to report
Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the personnel information, referring to the unnamed individual instead as the “Department of Peace.” “This dataset...
Thu, 29 October 2026
14 reports- Channel News Asia00:40
- The Guardian World01:25edited after publishing
Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month Data identifying more than 41,000 employees and contractors for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released on Wednesday in an unprecedented leak that reveals how the agency is organized. The records, which were made public by the transpaency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover...
- bendigoadvertiser.com.au02:53
Details of more than 40,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security, have been leaked to...
1 reprint
- queanbeyanage.com.au29 Oct, 02:53their copy
- DW Top Stories03:21
The leaked information reportedly includes names, phone numbers and email addresses of personnel across several US security agencies. This follows recent data breaches involving the FBI and the Defense Department.
- NPR News03:28
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.
- Google News - Top Stories03:28
Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees NPR White House official condemns data breach, says ICE agents ‘have families, too’ The Washington Post Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records WIRED Data leak exposes details on more than 40,000 DHS employees Honolulu Star-Advertiser Trump’s speeches take on darker tone and DHS hack exposes 40,000 workers: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Google News - Top Stories04:18
Hackers identify thousands of DHS employees in massive data breach The Washington Post Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees NPR Hackers expose personal information of more than 40,000 DHS agents 10TV Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records WIRED Trump’s speeches take on darker tone and DHS hack exposes 40,000 workers: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Google News - Top Stories04:31
DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents Fox News Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees NPR Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns TechCrunch Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents WIRED Hackers expose personal information of more than 40,000 DHS agents 10TV
- Die Zeit (Germany)04:55
Bei einem Cyberangriff wollen Aktivisten Daten von mehr als 41.000 Beschäftigten des Heimatschutzministeriums gestohlen haben. Auch ICE-Beamte seien dabei.
- Times of India07:19
- townhall.com14:30
Hacktivist group leaks personal data of 40,000+ DHS law enforcement employees and contractors.
- fox2detroit.com17:51
The names of over 40,000 workers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and other Department of Homeland Security agencies, including some undercover investigators, were leaked online.
- fox11online.com19:23
The activist group behind an apparent data breach at the Department of Homeland Security.
4 reprints
- 13wham.com29 Oct, 19:23their copy
- wjla.com29 Oct, 19:23their copy
- wtov9.com29 Oct, 19:23their copy
- wgxa.tv29 Oct, 19:23their copy
- The Guardian World20:35
The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands of agency personnel, saying the content put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET. The database “places more than 40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical...
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)19:25
Bei einem Hackerangriff auf das US-Heimatschutzministerium sind die Kontaktdaten von mehr als 41 000 Beschäftigten entwendet worden. Auch Hinweise auf die Identität verdeckter Ermittler der Migrationsbehörde wurden abgegriffen.
Fri, 6 November 2026
1 report- The Hill15:04
A former official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is “going to take a generation for people to trust the department again,” adding that immigration agents “don't know what they're doing.” “Those agents need to be out there investigating spies, terrorists, pedophile rings,” Miles Taylor, a former DHS chief of staff, told...