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Hacktivists Reveal Identities of Over 40,000 DHS Employees

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A hacktivist group named Distributed Denial of Secrets has exposed the identities of more than 40,000 employees and contractors of the Department of Homeland Security, including ICE agents. The group justified their actions by citing the government's lack of transparency. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between government secrecy and activist demands for openness.

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Originally published by npr