The group stated online that the leak was not intended to serve as a directory of every DHS agent. Immigration agents carry out enforcement actions while often wearing masks and sunglasses, and they rarely identify themselves despite being required by law to do so.
A spokesperson for the Department of Peace pointed directly at the actions taken by ICE agents as the motivation for the group's work to hack the DHS records.
The data leak exposes the identities of federal personnel and internal operational details within US immigration enforcement agencies, highlighting ongoing tensions over transparency and tactics.
A spokeswoman for Okta said the company is aware of the claims being made, but said:"Okta is secure, and we have no evidence our data or systems were compromised."Last month, the FBI was hacked by a group called ShinyHunters, which took personal information about thousands of agents.
A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.
More than 70% of the deportations have been of people with no criminal record.
A spokesperson for the Department of Peace pointed directly at actions by ICE agents for the group's work to hack DHS records.
The leaked information also included dozens of previously unknown operation names, the agents that led and worked on those operations, and some of the technology they used in their work, including tech provided by Cellbrite and Palantir.
Immigration agents rarely identify themselves, despite being required by law to do so, and US politicians have publicly demanded, external DHS enforces the requirement.
Immigration operations this year have repeatedly turned violent, external, with ICE agents shooting at more than two dozen people and killing at least nine people.