DHS employee archive Icepick returns after registrar takedown
Original title: Leaked DHS employee archive, Icepick, faces challenges to stay online
A search tool for records on more than 41,000 employees went dark, then reappeared Thursday under a new registrar.
Hacktivists said they obtained a Department of Homeland Security database on more than 41,000 employees and published a search tool called Icepick. DHS contractor ZeroFox asked host FlokiNET to remove it; FlokiNET refused, but registrar CentralNic placed icepi.cx on serverHold. The site later returned under a different registrar. DHS said it is addressing a potential breach and protecting employees. Bluesky blocked links because the archive shared contact information without permission.
Unconfirmed: DHS called it a potential breach and has not confirmed which records were taken.
- FlokiNET said ZeroFox wrongly labeled the archive a doxxing campaign.
- ZeroFox said the stolen data identifies and locates real people.
- CentralNic and ZeroFox did not comment on Thursday.
- Bluesky said wording changes were coming after it blocked the links.
Impact: Work identities and contact details for over 41,000 DHS employees
- Organizations
- ZeroFoxFlokiNETCentralNicBluesky
- Countries
- United States
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A DHS contractor requested its removal, while a social media site blocked links to it. It was offline for a spell before finding a new home. The post Leaked DHS employee archive, Icepick, faces challenges to stay online appeared first on CyberScoop.
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