U.S. Intelligence Agencies Employee Data Breach

A leak of personal data belonging to employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been discovered online. The attackers published information about 41,000 agency workers.

Names, positions, and phone numbers have been made public. Among those affected are employees of the immigration and border agencies, including undercover agents.

Hackers have created a public search database for DHS employees. This allows for the study of the agency's internal structure and the identification of operatives.

Some employees learned of the breach from journalists who contacted them using the published phone numbers. Former representatives warn of risks to security and secret investigations.

The group "Department of Peace" claimed responsibility. According to their statement, access was gained through the employee authentication system.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has already begun an investigation into the incident.