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Oct 28 · Hacktivists publish names and contact details of more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees, including ICE and Border Patrol staff, and DHS says it is investigating a potential breach
CNBC: Over 41,000 U.S. Homeland Security officials' details apparently exposed after massive data breach
Grade B (82/100). CNBC reports what the database appears to contain, DDoSecrets' description of it, DHS's statement to the Washington Post and the group's stated reason for the leak.
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): says ICE agents 'have been documented using physical force during operations' with no source given
Splits: CNBC reports what the database appears to contain, DDoSecrets' description of it, DHS's statement to the Washington Post and the group's stated reason for the leak.
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