Monterey Salinas, CA, October 29, 2026 —

Hackers claim to have stolen and leaked sensitive personal information belonging to tens of thousands of current and former Department of Homeland Security employees, according to the available account of the incident. The information was reportedly posted online by Distributed Denial of Secrets, an anti-secrecy group.

The data reportedly includes phone numbers and work assignments. The full contents of the material, how it was obtained and when it was posted were not provided. The exact number of people whose information may be involved was also not specified; the claim describes the group as numbering in the tens of thousands.

DHS has acknowledged the situation and is actively investigating the alleged breach. The department’s acknowledgment and investigation are the only response details provided. No findings from the investigation, confirmation of the hackers’ claims or further information about the department’s response were included in the account.

The available information does not identify the hackers or explain how they allegedly accessed the data. It also does not state whether the posted material has been independently verified, whether the department has determined which current or former employees may be affected, or whether additional personal information beyond phone numbers and work assignments was included.

For now, the incident remains an alleged breach under investigation by DHS. Further details about the scope and contents of the reported leak, and the outcome of the investigation, were not provided.


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