Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

Source: TechCrunch

A group of hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking allegedly stolen documents online.

Data released by DDoSecrets

The nonprofit transparency collective DDoSecrets published data relating to contracts between DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more than 6,000 companies—including defense contractors Anduril, L3Harris, Raytheon, surveillance provider Palantir, and tech giants Microsoft and Oracle.
View the DDoSecrets release

The hacktivist said the data comes from the Office of Industry Partnership, a DHS unit that procures technology from the private sector.
Office of Industry Partnership

DHS and ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Motivation behind the hack

Department of Peace explained their motives in a document released alongside the hack, citing the recent killings of two peaceful protesters, U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renée Good, earlier this year in Minneapolis by federal agents.

“Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I’m releasing this because the DHS is killing us and people deserve to know which companies support them and what they’re working on,” the hackers wrote.

The full statement can be read here: Department of Peace message

Context: DHS, ICE, and tech involvement

Since the beginning of the Trump administration, DHS and federal immigration agents with ICE have undertaken a campaign of mass deportations, arresting people with largely no criminal records and detaining them in overcrowded facilities where critics say they are held in inhumane conditions.

• Critics’ overview of ICE detention conditions: Immigrant Justice
• Tech companies aiding the deportation campaign: TechCrunch article (Jan 2026)
• Palantir’s role in immigration surveillance: TechCrunch article (Apr 2025)

Organization of the leaked data

Security researcher Micah Lee organized the leaked data on a dedicated website, making the information easily searchable.
Micah Lee’s ICE contracts site

The site lists contractor names, award amounts, and contact information (full names, email addresses, phone numbers).

Highlights of the contracts

• Cyber Apex Solutions – $70 million
  Claims to focus on “filling the security gaps of critical infrastructure” in the U.S. – Company site

• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) – $59 million
  Provides AI services for government agencies – Company site

• Underwriters Laboratories – $29 million
  Provides testing, certification, and market intelligence to customers.

Cyber Apex Solutions, SAIC, and Underwriters Laboratories did not immediately respond to a request for comment.