Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked online

Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public.

The leak includes names, work addresses, and phone numbers of DHS staff, including agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, along with descriptions of the work that they do for each agency.

Wednesday's leak marks the third time in recent weeks that a government agency has been targeted in leaks or hacks.

A representative of the DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The seemingly unprecedented breach of employee information was put online on Wednesday by a group called the Department of Peace alongside cybersecurity researcher and hacker maia crimew.