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Leak Exposes Records of 41,000 DHS Workers, Including 10,000 ICE Staff

A data leak has surfaced containing records on over 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, including about 10,000 ICE personnel, according to Wired. The exposed information includes phone numbers, email and office addresses, reporting structures, and access permissions tied to surveillance and wiretapping tools, reportedly sourced from DHS's Okta login system and dated through August 19, 2026. Transparency group Distributed Denial of Secrets published the archive, naming it 'Icepick,' after receiving it from a group calling itself the Department of Peace; Okta says it has found no evidence its systems were breached.

yro.slashdot.org · 2026-10-28

DHS data breach exposes contact details of 41,000 employees, including ICE agents

A hacking group calling itself the Department of Peace claims to have obtained records on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, including staff at ICE and CBP. The data, published Wednesday by transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets under the name 'Icepick,' includes email addresses, phone numbers, office locations, and references to internal and surveillance systems, and reportedly originated from DHS's Okta login system. Okta says it has found no evidence its own systems were compromised.

wired.com · 2026-10-28