The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets announced on Wednesday that it has published personal information belonging to more than 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees.
According to the reports, the compromised records include details regarding officials operating in sensitive sectors, such as human intelligence and surveillance. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the incident.
This disclosure marks the third such government data leak to occur within the past month. Further details regarding the extent of the breach and official responses remain developing.
