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From the Right · Read · October 29, 2026

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

Fox News: DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents

Grade B (82/100). Fox reports DHS's statement, its own confirmation that undercover ICE agents are named, statements from DDoSecrets and the hacking group, and last month's Pentagon personnel breach.

B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

  • Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): calls it a 'catastrophic' security incident and gives the ICE and CBP counts citing only unnamed 'sources familiar with the data'

Splits: Fox reports DHS's statement, its own confirmation that undercover ICE agents are named, statements from DDoSecrets and the hacking group, and last month's Pentagon personnel breach.

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