Non-profit group reportedly leaks data on 40,000+ DHS workers
- Status
- Unverified: only social posts report this so far
- Kind
- Breach
- Vendor
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Product
- Okta SSO
- First seen
Summary
Wired and The Guardian report that a non-profit group leaked personal data on more than 40,000 Homeland Security workers, including undercover ICE agents. The items do not say how the group obtained the data.
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What the sources say 10
· Mastodon: “A hacktivist group called the Department of Peace leaked the personnel records of over 41,000 DHS employees, allegedly by subverting an Okta SSO system.” Source
· Mastodon: “Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees” Source
· Mastodon: “Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workers” Source
· Mastodon: “Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover # ICE Agents” Source
· Bluesky: “A hacker leaks personal data on more than 40,000 DHS employees, including CBP, ICE and CISA staff, after an undisclosed breach.” Source
· Mastodon: “Data From More Than 41,000 DHS Workers Exposed in Massive Leak” Source
· Bluesky: “A massive data breach involving the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has exposed personal and professional information belonging to more than 40,000 federal employees, including…” Source
· Bluesky: “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.” Source
· Bluesky: “identify thousands of DHS employees in massive data breach - The Washington Post” Source
· Bluesky: “A major data breach and hack exposed the personal details and names of more than 41,000 employees and contractors at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including approximately 6,600 to 10,000 personnel from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).” Source