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ReportedUpdated 3 Nov 2026

Homeland Security data breach

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What happened

A hacker obtained over 40,000 user account records from Homeland Security’s login system, including the names and contact information of employees and agents working for its various agencies like Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Reported impact

An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.

Reported data types

namesphone numbers

Source evidence

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Following a sizable leak of personnel data about employees who work for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, social network Bluesky is now blocking its users from accessing a nonprofit’s website that hosts the leaked dataset.

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the names and contact information, such as work-issued phone numbers and email addresses, of employees and agents working for its various agencies like Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Updates and corrections

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    Incident updated.