Hackers leak details of 41,000 Homeland Security employees, exposing undercover operations and surveillance tools
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The transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets published the archive, which it calls "Icepick," on Wednesday. It spans DHS and seven of its component agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Customs and Border Protection.
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Hackers leak details of 41,000 Homeland Security employees, exposing undercover operations and surveillance tools
The transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets published the archive, which it calls "Icepick," on Wednesday. It spans DHS and seven of its component agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Customs and Border Protection.
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