Democrats question CISA director nominee over Palantir role
The Trump administration nominated Palantir CISO Michael LoSapio for the long-vacant Senate-confirmed CISA director post.
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HSI estimates 185,000 administrative subpoenas since Trump took office
The figure, from an EFF FOIA case, exceeds about 170,000 customs summonses ICE sent from 2016 to mid-2022.
Hackers publish work details on more than 41,000 DHS employees
The Icepick dump lists ICE, CBP and CISA contacts and internal groups; DHS calls it a potential breach.
Leak exposes records on more than 41,000 DHS workers
The archive includes emails, phones, office addresses, and groups tied to undercover and surveillance programs.
Hackers expose identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
DHS called it a potential breach; the set covers about a fifth of a workforce a little over 220,000.
Hacktivists publish records of more than 41,000 DHS employees
The Icepick dataset, published October 28, covers ICE and CBP staff and groups tied to undercover work; Okta denies a breach.
DDoSecrets publishes records of 41,000 DHS personnel, including undercover links
The Icepick archive, last updated August 19, lists emails, phones, supervisors, and more than 55,000 permission groups across seven DHS components.
Hacker publishes work data on more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees
The dataset covers CBP, ICE, and CISA contacts plus application-access groups; Okta denies its systems were breached.
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Court filings describe ICE surveillance of Minnesota activists
Defense lawyers say HSI used undercovers, drones, and intercepted Signal chats in the Minnesota 15 case.
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Boston Dynamics staff petition to halt Spot robot sale to ICE
DHS awarded Radeco $1.3 million on September 25 for four modified Spot robots branded Cerberus; executives kept the deal.
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Savannah officer shared Flock login with ICE agent husband, records say
An audit tied 983 searches and 97 plates across six states to her shared account before she was fired.
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Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Lawmakers proposed bills to restrict federal use of Flock automatic license plate reader cameras.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
A court filing alleges ICE stored protester photos and personal data in a Palantir case-management database.
ICE Wants to Know Everyone Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years
DHS subpoenaed REI for all Minneapolis-area customers who bought a specific green beanie since 2024, part of an investigation into 39 ICE protest defendants.
Podcast: We Spoke to an Amazon Worker Destroying Books for AI
404 Media podcast covers Amazon destroying scanned books for AI training, recurring AI names in academic papers, and ICE voter-data spending.
ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data
ICE seeks a federal contractor to access national voter registration and history files, citing fraud detection ahead of the midterm elections.
The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants
Illinois county prosecutors shared defendants' personal data with federal ICE agents without warrants, disclosure, or oversight, WIRED reports.
Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans
Sen. Wyden and Rep. Casar asked the GAO to review the federal government's use of spyware and hacking tools against Americans.
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Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act advances toward Senate attachment to the defense bill, drawing ACLU warnings of expanded ICE surveillance powers.
ICE Collecting DNA Samples
ICE's DNA collection program projects detainee samples to reach 33% of CODIS offender index by 2030, raising privacy concerns.
ICE to Pay LexisNexis Millions for Data to Feed to Palantir
ICE will pay LexisNexis millions more dollars for continued data access feeding Palantir's ELITE platform used by Enforcement and Removal Operations.