Hackers Leak Personal, Official Details Of 41,000 US Homeland Security Personnel, Including ICE Agents

a third of the ICE-related records reportedly involve Homeland Security Investigations, the agency’s criminal investigative unit.

Hackers have leaked personal and official details of more than 41,000 United States Department of Homeland Security personnel, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to reports.

The leaked records contain email addresses, phone numbers and office addresses of personnel, as well as information reportedly linked to undercover and surveillance operations.

According to Wired, The Washington Post and NPR, 21,000 records belong to US Customs and Border Protection personnel, while 10,000 are associated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

a third of the ICE-related records reportedly involve Homeland Security Investigations, the agency’s criminal investigative unit.

The leaked data represents approximately one-seventh of the department’s workforce, according to the reports.

The hacktivist group known as the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for the leak, linking the action to by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin intensifying enforcement activities.

In a statement accompanying the leaked records, the group said, “They have our information, so it’s only fair that we have theirs.”

The group reportedly shared the data with transparency organisation Distributed Denial of Secrets and Swiss cybersecurity researcher maia arson crimew, who helped make the information available through a searchable database called Icepick.

Emma Best, founder of Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the records contained links involving officials responsible for covert and undercover operations, as well as personnel connected to deportation activities.

The hackers reportedly obtained the information through Okta, a single sign-on service used by the department. However, Okta told Wired it had found no evidence that its data or systems had been compromised.

A Homeland Security spokesperson said the department was aware of a potential breach and was working to address the situation.

“We take all security threats against our employees and officers seriously and will work to ensure all are properly protected. We will update the public when more information is available,” the spokesperson said.