Hackers leaked details of more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel

Photo: Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis Workforce Training at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2026. (DHS photo by Andrew Jackson). Attribution: “I&A Workforce Training” by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Mariella Moon. Engadget – October 29, 2026.

A hacktivist group stole records for more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel and got help to release it on the web, according to Wired, the Washington Post and NPR. The leaked records contain email addresses, phone numbers and office addresses of the personnel, but they also include sensitive information about the agency’s undercover and surveillance programs. […]

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