Hackers publish records linked to more than 41,000 DHS personnel
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A hacktivist group calling itself the Department of Peace has released records linked to more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, including personnel at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The archive, published Wednesday by the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets under the name “Icepick,” contains names, email addresses, phone numbers, office locations and job assignments. Reports by Engadget and Ars Technica said the files also identify access to internal systems and include references to undercover operations and surveillance programs. Engadget reported that about 21,000 records concern CBP personnel and 10,000 concern ICE personnel, including members of Homeland Security Investigations.
Distributed Denial of Secrets said the records came from an Okta single sign-on service used by DHS. Okta disputed that its systems were breached, saying it had found no evidence that its data or systems were compromised.
DHS said it was aware of a potential breach and was working to address it. The department said it takes threats against employees and officers seriously and would provide further information when available.
The Department of Peace said it released the data in response to intensified immigration enforcement. The searchable database is not described as a complete directory of DHS personnel.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 4 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 18 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove the unsupported attribution to CNBC and the unsourced conclusion about whether the acquisition method has been established. - "Reports by CNBC, Engadget and Ars Technica said the files also identify access to internal systems and include references to undercover operations and surveillance programs.": The provided CNBC report does not support the claims about internal-system access or undercover and surveillance programs; those details are supported by Engadget and Ars Technica. - "The precise method by which the records were obtained has not been established publicly.": This conclusion is not stated in the provided sources.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Hackers publish records linked to more than 41,000 DHS personnel
A hacktivist group calling itself the Department of Peace has released records linked to more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, including personnel at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The archive, published Wednesday by the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets under the name “Icepick,” contains names, email addresses, phone numbers, office locations and job assignments. Reports by CNBC, Engadget and Ars Technica said the files also identify access to internal systems and include references to undercover operations and surveillance programs. Engadget reported that about 21,000 records concern CBP personnel and 10,000 concern ICE personnel, including members of Homeland Security Investigations.
Distributed Denial of Secrets said the records came from an Okta single sign-on service used by DHS. Okta disputed that its systems were breached, saying it had found no evidence that its data or systems were compromised. The precise method by which the records were obtained has not been established publicly.
DHS said it was aware of a potential breach and was working to address it. The department said it takes threats against employees and officers seriously and would provide further information when available.
The Department of Peace said it released the data in response to intensified immigration enforcement. The searchable database is not described as a complete directory of DHS personnel.
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