Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
Summary
A data archive published by Distributed Denial of Secrets contains records on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, including contact details and references to internal systems and sensitive programs. DHS says it is investigating a potential breach, while Okta says it has no evidence its systems or data were compromised.Key Facts
- The records cover DHS and seven component agencies and were last updated on August 19, 2026.
- The archive, called “Icepick,” was published by Distributed Denial of Secrets on Wednesday.
- DDoSecrets says the data came from DHS’s Okta login system.
- A group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed to have obtained the records.
- WIRED’s analysis found that more than half of the records concern Customs and Border Protection staff.
- The records include about 10,000 ICE staff, 6,200 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services staff, and nearly 1,000 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency staff.
- The leaked records show 39 Homeland Security Investigations employees in groups whose names include “CUC”; court filings describe that term as “certified undercover operation.”
- DHS said it is working to address a potential breach, while Okta said it had no evidence of a compromise to its systems or data.
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