DHS Investigates Leak of 40,000 Employee Records as ICE Undercover Agents Exposed
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
DHS Investigates Leak of 40,000 Employee Records as ICE Undercover Agents Exposed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Summary
About 40,000 DHS employee and contractor records were exposed in a suspected breach that included names, job titles, locations and, in some cases, phone numbers and email addresses.
The leaked data reportedly covers roughly 10,000 ICE personnel and more than 20,000 Customs and Border Protection employees, and Fox News confirmed records tied to several undercover ICE agents.
Distributed Denial of Secrets said it released the information Wednesday after an anti-fascist group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed it obtained the data and built a public search tool.
DHS said it is aware of a potential breach and is working to address it, calling employee protection a priority as officials assess what sources described as a catastrophic security incident.
The leak adds to wider concern over U.S. personnel-data security after a Pentagon database breach disclosed information on more than 2.76 million living military and civilian personnel last month.