DHS personnel leak exposes contact details and sensitive job information
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters on October 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hacktivist group known as the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for obtaining DHS records and said the data leak was a response to Mullin’s pledge to intensify immigration enforcement. Kevin Dietsch / Staff/ Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
October 28, 2026 10:07 PM ET
A group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for obtaining records on more than 41,000 employees and contractors, citing opposition to immigration enforcement.
Searchable records identifying more than 41,000 current and former Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors were published Wednesday, exposing contact information and details about sensitive assignments across the department, according to the organizations behind the release.
The transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets — known...
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