A major data leak reveals personal information of 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees

Updated 2026-10-31 · told from many outlets at once

Over 40,000 US Department of Homeland Security employees had their personal details exposed in a major data leak. The breach revealed names, job titles, contact information, and office locations of more than 41,000 staff. A hacker group called the Department of Peace claimed responsibility. The data also includes 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement records.

• Details on more than 40,000 US Department of Homeland Security employees were released.
• The Department of Homeland Security stated it is aware of a possible security breach.
• The Department of Peace claimed responsibility for hacking DHS in March.
• ShinyHunters claimed theft of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• The disclosure is the third major government data leak in the past month.
• The data also contains records for 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.
• The non-partisan Migration Policy Institute said DHS has expanded its arrests and deportations.
• The data set provides an unprecedented view of the Department of Homeland Security's organizational structure.
• Okta denies that its systems have been compromised.
• A hacker known as “Department of Peace” accessed the data through Okta.
• The leaked data includes personnel working on the president's immigration control measures.
• The breach exposed names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, and office locations of over 41,000 employees.
• The organization Distributed Denial of Secrets released the information on Wednesday.
• The leak covers approximately one-fifth of the department's personnel.

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