Read · October 28, 2026

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

From the LeftNPR: Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
NPR reports the 'Department of Peace' claim, how the searchable database was built, DHS's statement and the record counts for CBP and ICE, and interviews a journalist who helped publish it.
Grade: C (76/100). Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
CenterCNBC: Over 41,000 U.S. Homeland Security officials' details apparently exposed after massive data breach
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.
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
From the RightFox News: DHS investigates massive data breach exposing 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents
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.
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

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