41,000 DHS records leaked online
A security breach exposed the names and contact details of federal immigration and border enforcement staff.
By Malik Salazar ·
More than 41,000 employee records from the US Department of Homeland Security have appeared in a public database called Icepick. The data includes names, work addresses, phone numbers, and job descriptions for personnel across several federal agencies.
The release occurred on Wednesday. It marks the third time in recent weeks that a US government agency has faced a major leak or hack. According to the data, over 21,000 of the listed agents work for Customs and Border Protection. Nearly 6,600 are affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A spokesperson for the Department of Peace stated the group accessed the information through a single sign-on service called Okta. A journalist and cybersecurity researcher, maia crimew, collaborated with the website Distributed Denial of Secrets to publish the files online.
The leaked files contain dozens of previously unknown operation names. They identify the agents who led these operations and list specific technologies used, including tools provided by Cellbrite and Palantir. Emma Best, a co-founder of DDoSecrets, said the goal was to replace anonymity with accountability for officials overseeing covert work.
A DHS spokesperson confirmed the agency is aware of the potential breach. The spokesperson said the department is actively working to address the situation and will update the public when more information becomes available.
An Okta spokeswoman said the company is aware of the claims. She stated that Okta is secure and has no evidence its data or systems were compromised. The Department of Peace pointed to actions by ICE agents as the reason for the hack, citing Secretary Markwayne Mullin's comments from July about turning up the heat.
This breach follows a hack of the FBI by a group called ShinyHunters last month. In recent days, the Federal Election Commission was taken offline due to a suspected hacking attempt. Public scrutiny of immigration enforcement has increased as the administration pushes for more arrests and deportations.
Data from the Migration Policy Institute shows the US enacted nearly 1 million deportations since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. More than 70% of those individuals had no criminal record. ICE agents have shot at more than two dozen people this year, killing at least nine, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
