DHS breach claimed by Department of Peace group as contracts leak

Hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed they hacked the Department of Homeland Security and leaked allegedly stolen documents online, according to the article. The purported data released by DDoSecrets relates to contracts between DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more than 6,000 companies, including defense contractors Anduril, L3Harris, Raytheon, as well as Palantir, Microsoft and Oracle.

The hacktivists said the data comes from the Office of Industry Partnership, a DHS unit that procures technology from the private sector. The piece cites Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and notes that readers can read more at TechCrunch. This Developments follow a publication by DDoSecrets linking to ICE contract data, with the claim framed as disclosure of sensitive procurement information.