A leak site published internal data on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors on Wednesday. The data was obtained by the hacktivist group Department of Peace from an Okta single sign-on service and shared with DDoSecrets and maia arson crimew. The breach is described as a response to recent statements by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Okta stated it has no evidence its systems were compromised, while DHS did not immediately respond to comment requests. The leak includes contact information that researchers say could aid Freedom of Information Act requests.
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