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  "id": 16968799,
  "title": "Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers–Including Undercover ICE Agents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/leak-exposes-41-000-homeland-security-workers-including-undercover",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/massive-leak-exposes-41000-homeland-security-workers-including-undercover-ice-agents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A leak has exposed the personal information of 41,000 Homeland Security workers, including undercover agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The data, obtained by transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOSecrets), was sourced from the Department of Peace and published on the archive site Icepick. DDoSecrets claims the information originated from the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Okta login system. Okta has denied any breach of their systems. The leak comes amid heightened scrutiny by DHS, which has targeted critics, obtained protestor records, and sought warrants for surveillance tools aimed at journalists. The records reveal the structure of DHS, from senior leadership to individual agents and contractors. Over half of the records belong to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accounts for around 10,000 individuals. The leaked data includes references to various undercover operations and surveillance tools, such as Palantir's Falcon investigative platform and PenLink for phone records and social media analysis.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hacker-stole-personnel-data-about-thousands-of-homeland-security",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:01:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/massive-leak-exposes-41-000-homeland-security-workers",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}