Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation after a pro-Palestine hacker group allegedly leaked personal details of nearly 30,000 federal employees from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The breach reportedly began with the release of information on about 9,000 DHS staff members, followed by a larger leak containing details of more than 20,000 FBI employees. The exposed data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, and job titles.

According to a report by Vice’s Motherboard, journalists contacted several individuals listed in the files and confirmed that portions of the data were accurate.

The hackers claimed to have accessed the information by compromising a DOJ employee’s email account and extracting data from a Justice Department intranet database. They further alleged access to up to 1 terabyte of internal data, though they said only 200 gigabytes were downloaded. Claims of obtaining military emails and payment card data remain unverified.

DOJ spokesperson Peter Carr said the department is investigating “unauthorized access of a system operated by one of its components containing employee contact information.” He added that, so far, there is no evidence of a breach involving sensitive or classified data.

“The department takes this very seriously and continues to deploy protection and defensive measures to safeguard information,” Carr said. “Any activity determined to be criminal in nature will be referred to law enforcement.”

While much of the leaked data does not appear to be widely available online, cybersecurity experts warn that such incidents often blur the line between genuine breaches and publicity stunts, as some hacker groups exaggerate their access to gain attention or support for their cause.