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DHS investigating leak of data on about 40,000 employees

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a leak of personnel data on more than 40,000 employees, which the nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets published Wednesday.

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Fox News reports that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating a breach that exposed data on about 40,000 employees. Fox says they include 10,000 ICE agents along with Customs and Border Protection personnel. No other outlet in these reports gave that breakdown.

The nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published the data Wednesday. CNBC, which put the figure at over 41,000, says it accessed the database on the group's website. It saw names alleged to belong to officials, plus titles, agencies and offices in cities and states.

Deutsche Welle reports the data includes names, phone numbers and email addresses for staff across several U.S. security agencies. The Hill reports some of the employees work in the intelligence community. The Guardian reports the data covers officials in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence.

The Hill says DDoSecrets did not identify its source. The group referred to the source as the "Department of Peace."

The Guardian calls this the third such government data disclosure in the past month. Deutsche Welle says it follows recent breaches involving the FBI and the Defense Department.

DHS did not immediately respond to the Guardian's request for comment.

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  1. The HillWebsite leaks data on over 40,000 DHS employeesWed, Oct 28, 6:24 PM EDT
  2. The GuardianNon-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workersWed, Oct 28, 6:27 PM EDT
  3. Deutsche WelleUS: Department of Homeland Security data leak exposes details of more than 40,000 employeesWed, Oct 28, 11:21 PM EDT
  4. CNBCOver 41,000 U.S. Homeland Security officials' details apparently exposed after massive data breachThu, Oct 29, 12:29 AM EDT
  5. Fox NewsDHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agentsThu, Oct 29, 12:31 AM EDT
  6. The GuardianDHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offlineThu, Oct 29, 4:35 PM EDT
  7. CBS NewsDHS investigating possible breach of employee personal dataThu, Oct 29, 7:22 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (2)
  1. Wed, Oct 28, 11:25 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Leaked DHS data reportedly includes names, phone numbers and emails
  2. Wed, Oct 28, 6:35 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Leak site publishes data on more than 40,000 DHS employees