Hacker leaks personal details of more than 40,000 DHS employees
A hacker took work contact details for more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, and a group calling itself Distributed Denial of Secrets defended the exposure.
A hacker stole personal information on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, The Verge reports, citing TechCrunch and Wired. NPR puts the number at more than 40,000.
The Verge says the data includes names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses and office locations. It says the affected staff include people at ICE and CBP.
NPR reports that a group of hacktivists calling itself Distributed Denial of Secrets said that identifying ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was justified. The group pointed to what it sees as a lack of transparency by the government.
The reports do not say how the breach happened or whether DHS has responded.
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- The VergeA hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee recordsWed, Oct 28, 5:57 PM EDT
- NPRHackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employeesWed, Oct 28, 11:28 PM EDT
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