# Non-profit group leaks data on more than 40,000 homeland security workers

https://mins.news/en/item/119912

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 22:27 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/homeland-security-data-leak

> Distributed Denial of Secrets says it released information on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, including names, contact details and job information linked to sensitive work. The group attributed the data to an entity calling itself “Department of Peace.” Reuters could not verify the full trove, and Okta said it had no evidence its systems were compromised.

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