# Hackers leak details of 41,000 US immigration agents

> A breach exposes names, addresses and phone numbers of Department of Homeland Security staff, including thousands of ICE and border agents.
- Title: Hackers leak details of 41,000 US immigration agents
- Summary: A breach exposes names, addresses and phone numbers of Department of Homeland Security staff, including thousands of ICE and border agents.
- Keywords: us department of homeland security, immigration and customs enforcement, customs and border protection, data breach, cybersecurity, department of peace, distributed denial of secrets, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8jzkpjr28vo
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- Topics: us department of homeland security, immigration and customs enforcement, customs and border protection, data breach, cybersecurity, department of peace, distributed denial of secrets, news, world
## Forty-one thousand DHS staff exposed
Details of more than forty-one thousand personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security have been leaked publicly, including names, work addresses and phone numbers.
## ICE and border agents in the breach
The leak includes thousands of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, along with descriptions of their work for each agency.
## Third government hack in weeks
Wednesday's leak marks the third time in recent weeks that a government agency has been targeted by leaks or hacks.
## Who accessed the data
A group called the Department of Peace accessed the information from DHS. Journalist and cybersecurity researcher maia crimew and the website Distributed Denial of Secrets put it online in a database named Icepick.
## Accountability over anonymity
Emma Best, co-founder of DDoSecrets, said the aim was to replace anonymity with accountability and identify officials overseeing covert operations and deportation programs.

> The leak is extraordinary but deceptive in its simplicity as it identifies the officials responsible for overseeing covert and undercover operations.
## Okta security tool was the entry point
The Department of Peace said it accessed DHS agent profiles through Okta, a popular online security tool organisations use to control access to internal platforms.
## Rising violence in immigration enforcement
Immigration operations this year have repeatedly turned violent, with ICE agents shooting at more than two dozen people and killing at least nine, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
## Key takeaway

Hackers leaked personal details of more than forty-one thousand DHS staff including immigration agents, marking the third government breach in recent weeks.