The site determined to release the leaked names of ICE agents is under a cyber attack
The ICE List project, currently under attack online, remains committed to releasing information on ICE and DHS agents.
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The ICE List project, currently under attack online, remains committed to releasing information on ICE and DHS agents.
- The ICE List website is under a DDoS cyberattack originating from Russia.
- An alleged DHS whistleblower leaked data on about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol workers.
- ICE List planned to publish the names leaked during the data breach, expanding its database from roughly 2,000 to about 6,500.
- The leak and the project’s activity are tied to growing internal and public frustration with ICE, especially after ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good.
- Both sides are increasingly using technology: activists use tools and even AI to identify agents, while immigration authorities invest in advanced surveillance systems capable of tracking people across the US.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
After receiving sensitive information from an alleged ICE data leak, the ICE List, a website that gathers information about ICE agents, is now experiencing a cyberattack.
The project’s founder, Dominick Skinner, previously planned to share the names from the data leak. However, his plans were changed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which disrupted the website’s traffic.
Skinner shared that the attack, which started on Tuesday evening, came from Russia. Users are reporting issues accessing the website.
The reason behind the attack may be related to recent news about the ICE List receiving information from an alleged ICE data leak. The person or entity behind it may be attempting to prevent this data from being made public.
Despite the ongoing attempts to disrupt the website’s work, Skinner shared with The Daily Beast that the team is already working on getting the website up and running, adding that these attacks are unavoidable.
Data on approximately 4,500 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol workers have been released by an informant within the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The alleged data leak took place after the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot by an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, on January 7th.
The recent accident has sharpened the already ongoing frustration with ICE, not only among US residents but also DHS employees.
The supposedly leaked data includes employees' names, work emails, phone numbers, their job titles, and some resume information.
The information was shared to the ICE List, a project by Crust News, “aimed at collecting and sharing information that can hold ICE members legally accountable.”
Skinner shared that the leak includes information on 1,800 active agents and 150 supervisors.
The founder of ICE List told the media outlet that he plans to share the names from the leak on Tuesday night, also stating that since Good’s shooting, people themselves often inform him about individuals around them who might be ICE agents.
Before this data leak, the ICE List project already had information on approximately 2,000 federal immigration employees. Due to the recent leak, the number has grown to 6,500.
Skinner shared that the majority of the names that the project was able to verify will be listed, as both ICE and BPC agencies are in need of reform.
To ensure their safety, ICE agents often mask their faces. This situation created a surge in app downloads, such as ICEBlock, that help identify ICE agents. Despite their popularity, some of these apps were soon taken down by the government.
Considering this, some individuals decided to ask AI to help. It was reported that before it was identified who shot the Minneapolis resident, some netizens used Grok to identify the shooter who was wearing a mask during the fatal accident.
In this situation, using modern means of technology to identify individuals hasn’t been one-sided.
The immigration forces have been investing in advanced surveillance tools, allowing them “to track nearly every person in the US,” according to American Dragnet: Data-Driven Deportation in the 21st Century report.
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