DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
Summary
DHS asked Icelandic hosting company FlokiNET to remove or restrict access to data about more than 40,000 agency personnel, citing risks of harassment, stalking and physical harm. FlokiNET’s CEO said the company would not remove it because the data included work addresses and phone numbers, not personal contact details; DHS said it was addressing a potential breach.Key Facts
- DHS made the request on Thursday, according to a notice published by FlokiNET.
- ZeroFox, which ICE authorized to pursue content removals, cited the figure of more than 40,000 people in an email to FlokiNET.
- The data transparency group DDoSecrets published the personnel data on Wednesday.
- A separate searchable database created by hacker and journalist maia arson crimew was briefly unavailable on Thursday and then appeared at another domain.
- A group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for obtaining the data.
- DHS said it was aware of a potential breach and was working to address it and protect employees and officers.
- FlokiNET CEO Kolja Weber said the information included government employees’ work addresses and work phone numbers, not personal addresses or phone numbers.
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