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Data leak of 40,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

A hacker under the alias Department of Peace has published online the personal data of more than 40,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including CBP and ICE agents. According to the hacker, the data was obtained from the Okta single sign-on system. TechCrunch confirmed the authenticity of part of the leak. A hacker using the alias Department of Peace published online the personal data of more than 40,000 employees of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including CBP and ICE agents. According to the hacker, the data was obtained from the Okta single sign-on system. TechCrunch confirmed the authenticity of part of the leak.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
World

CISA Staff Refused to Secretly Buy and Hack a Voting Machine at the Request of DHS Appointees — ProPublica

According to ProPublica, political appointees at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, after Trump's return to the White House, demanded that CISA secretly acquire a voting machine and attempt to hack it, passing the results to the White House and concealing vulnerabilities from the manufacturer. Agency staff said the task was unfeasible, partly due to staffing cuts. The appointees ultimately abandoned the idea.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Technology

US bans use of DeepSeek AI in civilian government agencies

The US Department of Homeland Security ordered the removal of technology from Chinese company DeepSeek from civilian agency systems, including Treasury, the State Department and the Department of Justice. The ban has been in effect since late July but was only made public on Monday. DHS cited risks of sensitive data being transferred to China; DeepSeek and the Chinese embassy have not yet commented on the decision.

Sardor Qodirov
3 min read