Technology · Cybersecurity · 18 outlets (L 6 · C 3 · R 4 · 5 not rated)
Hackers leak personal details of more than 40,000 DHS employees
Hackers published personal details of more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees online, including ICE agents and Border Patrol personnel.[3, 11, 18] The database contained names, phone numbers, addresses, titles, agencies and offices, according to outlets that reviewed it.[1, 8, 13] A hacktivist group calling itself the Department of Peace took credit for the hack, saying it gained access through a sign-in service used to access internal systems.[2, 4]
The nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets republished the files, saying the unmasking of ICE agents and DHS personnel was fair play given the government's lack of transparency.[1, 3] DHS is investigating the breach and told workers it is reviewing the incident.[6, 7, 11] DHS asked Icelandic hosting company FlokiNET on Thursday to take down or limit access to the data, saying the content put personnel at risk.[5, 17]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 13 rated outlets that covered it, 6 are left of center, 3 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 5 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), NewsOne (−1.18), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: CBS News (−0.14), UPI (+0.17), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated Ars Technica, CNET, Engadget, NewsNation, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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