DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
by Maanvi Singh and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#79DKE)
The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands of agency personnel, saying the content put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET.
The database places more than 40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical harm", the request said.
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