On October 28, local time, the data breach website “Decentralized Denies Secrets” organization announced that it had disclosed the personal information of more than 40,000 employees of the US Department of Homeland Security, including those engaged in sensitive work such as surveillance and human intelligence. This batch of data includes information such as employees' names, phone numbers, email addresses, positions, and mailing groups, involving agencies such as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. Some of the information also revealed the identities of personnel working in special operations, surveillance, computer forensics, and undercover work. According to reports, some of the data is consistent with information disclosed by relevant employees on the professional social networking site “LinkedIn,” but other data involves internal organizational structures, projects, or actions not disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security.

On October 28, local time, the data breach website “Decentralized Denies Secrets” organization announced that it had disclosed the personal information of more than 40,000 employees of the US Department of Homeland Security, including those engaged in sensitive work such as surveillance and human intelligence. This batch of data includes information such as employees' names, phone numbers, email addresses, positions, and mailing groups, involving agencies such as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. Some of the information also revealed the identities of personnel working in special operations, surveillance, computer forensics, and undercover work. According to reports, some of the data is consistent with information disclosed by relevant employees on the professional social networking site “LinkedIn,” but other data involves internal organizational structures, projects, or actions not disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security.