Cyber attacks

Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees

NPR News29 October 2026, 03:28 UTC

A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.

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