ReportedUpdated 3 Nov 2026
Homeland Security sends takedown notices
What happened
Homeland Security filed a takedown notice via a security vendor called ZeroFox, which has authority to act on the department’s behalf until 2028 to seek the removal of data from the internet.
Reported impact
An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.
Reported data types
names
Source evidence
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Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns | TechCrunch
Published 29 Oct 2026Retrieved 3 Nov 2026
Homeland Security filed a takedown notice via a security vendor called ZeroFox, which has authority to act on the department’s behalf until 2028 to seek the removal of data from the internet.
Attributed reporting
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stop serving the personal contact and location data of individuals who did not consent to its publication.
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Updates and corrections
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