A whole lot of US authorities officers working for the FBI, ICE, and Division of Justice have had their private knowledge leaked by a infamous hacking group.
A bunch of hackers from The Com – a loosely-organised collective of English-speaking hackers, scammers and fraudsters – has shared the names, addresses, and cellphone numbers of tons of of US authorities staff on non-public Telegram channels, in response to a report by 404 Media.
404 Media says that it has reviewed spreadsheets posted to the hacking group’s Telegram channel containing the alleged private knowledge of 680 DHS officers, over 170 FBI e mail addresses, and greater than 190 Division of Justice officers.
It’s presently unclear the place the info originated.
Earlier this week, the US Division of Homeland Safety claimed that criminals based mostly in Mexico have instructed gang members in Chicago to observe, harass, and assassinate brokers of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Prospects and Border Safety (CBP) personnel. Bounties have allegedly been provided to shoot ICE and CBP officers, in response to a DHS press launch.
In keeping with the report from 404 Media, one member of the Telegram channel left a message saying:
“Mexican Cartels hmu [hit me up] we dropping all of the doxes wheres my 1m [1 million].”
The Com, which is affiliated to varied hacking teams together with BlackCat, ALPHV, and Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, has been linked to high-profile hacks towards the likes of MGM Resorts, Coinbase, Clorox, and lots of others.
Earlier this month, the DHS made the unsubstantiated declare that ICE officers had been dealing with a “greater than 1000% enhance in assaults towards them” and that their households had been being doxxed and threatened on-line.
Now the hackers who posted the main points of ICE, DHS, and CBP workers to Telegram have steered that they might dox IRS officers subsequent.
In 2016, a gaggle referred to as Crackas With Angle, revealed the private info of 1000’s of FBI and Division of Homeland Safety brokers. and even hacked into the AI account of the director of the CIA.
