Microsoft Denies ‘Mass Surveillance’ as ICE Triples Down on Azure Usage

Leaked documents show that ICE more than tripled its Azure data storage in six months, even as Microsoft denied “mass surveillance” and urged lawmakers to set limits.
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DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM

Auditors told CyberScoop the probe could expand to other parts of DHS and will look at the agency’s increasing use of biometric markers in immigration enforcement.

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ICE Agent Doxxing Platform was Crippled After Coordinated DDoS Attack

The activist website called “ICE List” was offline after a massive DDoS attack. The crash followed a leak of 4,500 federal agent names linked to the Renee Nicole Good shooting. Continue reading ICE Agent Doxxing Platform was Crippled After Coordinated DDoS Attack

Leaked Data Exposes Thousands of Border Patrol, ICE Agents After Renee Good Shooting

A reported DHS leak exposed personal details of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents after a Minneapolis shooting, raising safety and ethics concerns.
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Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025

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Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for “Freedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025

Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers 

The lawsuit concerns the removal of apps like ICEBlock, Red Dot and DeICER from online playstores that provide real-time tracking of immigration raids.

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Hundreds of masked ICE agents doxxed by hackers, as personal details posted on Telegram

Hundreds of US government officials working for the FBI, ICE, and Department of Justice have had their personal data leaked by a notorious hacking group.

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House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses

The three lawmakers said the reported lifting of a stop-work order on a $2 million Paragon Solutions contract threatens Americans’ fundamental rights.

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BlackSuit, Royal ransomware group hit over 450 US victims before last month’s takedown

The Department of Homeland Security said the Russian cybercrime collective received at least $370 million in ransom payments, based on current cryptocurrency valuations.

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