Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees

A hacktivist group called the Department of Peace breached the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's systems, exposing the names, phone numbers, and addresses of over 40,000 DHS employees, including undercover operatives, by compromising the agency's single sign-on system. The stolen data was distributed through the database "Icepick" and a searchable online tool, with hackers and journalists arguing the leak will aid oversight and investigations into DHS operations. DHS acknowledged the breach and stated it is working to address the situation, though the exposed records represent only about one-fifth of the department's 220,000-person workforce.