Bluesky blocks links to a leak of 41,000 DHS employee records
Original title: Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records
The Icepick archive lists names, contacts, and internal groups, including some tied to surveillance work.
Bluesky is blocking links to an archive of records on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, labeling the pages malicious. Distributed Denial of Secrets published the files Wednesday with names, contact information, and internal-group membership, sometimes tied to surveillance and undercover operations. Bluesky says the data was shared without authorization and that it blocked links rather than posts to preserve discussion. It did not say whether the block was automatic or requested by a government agency.
Unconfirmed: Bluesky has not confirmed whether the link block was automatic or requested by a government agency.
- The archive, dubbed Icepick, was given to DDoSecrets by a group calling itself the Department of Peace.
- Bluesky also blocks a search site built by journalist maia arson crimew.
- Third-party app Klearsky still opens the archive links without a warning.
- X’s Grok chatbot directed users to the Icepick site and DDoSecrets downloads.
- Guidelines bar personal contact info but also protect reporting on government transparency.
Impact: Names, emails, phone numbers, and internal group membership exposed
- Organizations
- BlueskyDistributed Denial of Secrets
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
3 min read at wired.comBluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.
By Dhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron · wired.com
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