A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online.
Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents
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A hacker stole data of 40,000 Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents, and published it online.
- The breach involved names, contact info, and access details of 40,000 Homeland Security employees.
- The data was taken from an Okta system used by the department.
- The hacker, known as Department of Peace, published the data online without explanation.
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