Trump administration attempts to take down leak of ICE personnel data
Summary
DHS asked Icelandic hosting company FlokiNET to remove a site containing information about more than 40,000 department employees, citing risks of harassment and physical harm. FlokiNET said it refused, but the site’s registrar suspended the domain; the information later appeared under another domain.Key Facts
- Cybersecurity firm ZeroFox sent FlokiNET a takedown request on behalf of DHS.
- The site, icepi.cx, contained information about employees at agencies including ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
- FlokiNET said the information had been compiled from a range of DHS agencies and defended public interest in identifying officials carrying out enforcement work.
- The database was first published online by Distributed Denial of Secrets, which showcases leaked government data.
- A hacker group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for obtaining and sharing the DHS data.
- Other groups copied the information to additional sites, making it unlikely to be fully removed from the internet.
- The article says the Trump administration previously pressured technology companies to remove apps that tracked ICE agents.
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