Bluesky blocks leaked DHS data links amid takedown push
The gist
Bluesky blocked links to DDoSecrets and a search site hosting leaked DHS login records as "malicious".
The fight is over whether the data is sensitive personal information or public-interest records.
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2026A hacker's leak of DHS login-system records was published by DDoSecrets; DHS said it was aware of a potential breach and working to address it.
- Oct 28, 2026TechCrunch reported a hacker obtained over 40,000 user account records, including names and work-issued phone numbers and emails of CBP and ICE employees and agents.
- Oct 29, 2026Bluesky was blocking links to DDoSecrets and to a search site hosting the leaked archive, labeling the pages "malicious."