The U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Monday announced they were investigating reports that a hacker broke into government computer systems and stole sensitive information about employees at the agencies. The hacker posted stolen information for about 9,000 DHS employees online Sunday and made public data on 20,000 FBI employees Monday. “We are looking into the reports of purported disclosure of DHS employee contact information,” DHS said in a statement provided to TechNewsWorld by spokesperson S.Y. Lee.
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Hacker Posts Stolen Data on FBI, Homeland Security Employees Online
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 9, 2016 12:23 PMThe U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Monday announced they were investigating reports that a hacker broke into government computer systems and stole sensitive information about employees at the agencies. The hacker posted stolen information for about 9,000 DHS employees online Sunday and made public data on 20,000 FBI employees Monday. “We are looking into the reports of purported disclosure of DHS employee contact information,” DHS said in a statement provided to TechNewsWorld by spokesperson S.Y. Lee.