Data on 41,000 US agents exposed after hack
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Data on more than 41,000 employees of the US Department of Homeland Security was published after a computer breach, including that of more than 21,000 border agents and nearly 6,600 immigration agents. The disclosure, posted online on Wednesday by the Department of Peace group and researcher maia crimew, also exposes sensitive operations and technologies.
More than 41,000 agents of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had their professional data published on Wednesday, including their names, addresses and telephone numbers. The leak concerns employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other DHS agencies, reports MyJoyOnline.
The database, called Icepick, contains information on more than 21,000 CBP agents and nearly 6,600 ICE agents. It also reveals the names of several previously unknown operations, the agents who led them and some of the technologies used, supplied in particular by Cellbrite and Palantir.
The publication was claimed by the Department of Peace group and cybersecurity researcher maia crimew, with hosting provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets. Emma Best, the platform’s co-founder, said the leak aimed to identify those responsible for clandestine operations, the pursuit of whistleblowers and DHS deportation programmes. A DHS representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It is the third leak or attack targeting a US government agency in a few weeks, according to MyJoyOnline.
