DHS cites 'doxxing' threat to more than 40,000 people in effort to get leaked personnel data taken offline

The ‌Department of ​Homeland Security on ‌Thursday asked an Icelandic hosting company through an authorized ‌agent to take ‌down a searchable database of thousands of ⁠agency ​personnel, ⁠saying that the content “places ⁠more than 40,000 identifiable individuals ​at risk of harassment, ⁠stalking, and physical harm,” ⁠according ​to a copy of the ⁠request shared by the hosting ⁠company.