Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees
Summary
NPR reports a security breach where hackers exploited DHS's single sign-on to access personnel data for more than 40,000 DHS employees, including undercover operatives. The data was posted in a searchable database by the group Department of Peace and distributed to DDoSecrets, with DHS acknowledging the incident and stating it is addressing it. The article highlights the risks of centralized auth and the need for robust security and monitoring of sensitive government data.