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DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline

Published October 29, 2026 4:35 pm • Updated October 29, 2026 4:35 pm •
DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
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The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hackThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked ⁠an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands ⁠of agency personnel, saying ⁠the content ​put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET.The database “places more than…

The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hackThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked ⁠an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands ⁠of agency personnel, saying ⁠the content ​put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET.The database “places more than…

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