[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3jcfnl72gdcar":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":22,"dataClasses":23,"description":28,"seoTitle":29,"seoTitleEn":30,"seoDescription":29,"seoDescriptionEn":31,"logoUrl":32,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":33,"isSpamList":33,"isMalware":33,"company":34},"6a721d7b21f53fcda9cfd21c","USDOJDHS2016","U.S. DOJ \u002F DHS 2016 Data Breach","us-doj-dhs-2016","justice.gov","2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-04T17:12:26.373Z","2026-08-04T17:14:09.851Z","Website hack","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2016\u002Ffeb\u002F08\u002Fdepartment-of-justice-homeland-security-hacking",[15,17],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-35529659",29000,"known",null,"people","Medium",[24,25,26,27],"Email addresses","Names","Job titles","Phone numbers","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The U.S. DOJ and DHS 2016 data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> involved unauthorized access to an employee contact system operated by the Department of Justice, followed by publication of DOJ\u002FFBI and Department of Homeland Security staff directories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The February 2016 incident covered approximately 20,000 DOJ employees, including FBI personnel, and approximately 9,000 DHS employees. The affected-person count is therefore recorded as about 29,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How Was the Incident Confirmed?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed unauthorized access to a system operated by one of the department’s components and containing employee contact information. The department opened an investigation and said there was no indication at that stage that sensitive personal information had been compromised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The DHS directory was published on February 7, followed by the DOJ\u002FFBI directory the next day. Because the precise initial-access day was not disclosed, the breach date is recorded at February 2016 month precision; February 7 is the first public release date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What Information Was Exposed?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The published staff directories contained names, job titles, and phone numbers. Reports noted that some entries belonged to former employees or contained outdated titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The department said it had no indication that sensitive personal information was breached. This record therefore does not add identity numbers, financial details, passwords, security-clearance information, or other more sensitive categories to the confirmed scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How Was the 29,000-Person Count Determined?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The approximately 29,000 people are the combined publicly reported scope of two employee directories: about 20,000 DOJ\u002FFBI employees and about 9,000 DHS employees. The figure is not fitted to archive rows and is not combined with larger, unrelated federal personnel breaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What Should Affected Employees Do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Be cautious with unexpected calls or messages that use current or former agency details. Verify requests from people claiming to represent internal support, human resources, or law enforcement through an independently located official channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoid sharing unnecessary agency-linked details through personal accounts, and review unexpected password-reset or account-recovery notices. Report suspicious contact directly to the agency’s security team.\u003C\u002Fp>","","U.S. DOJ and DHS 2016 Data Breach (29 Thousand People Affected)","U.S. DOJ\u002FFBI and DHS employee directories were published after unauthorized access in 2016, affecting about 29,000 people.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.justice.gov\u002Fthemes\u002Fcustom\u002Fusdoj_uswds\u002Fimages\u002Fdoj-main-header-logo.svg",false,{"name":35,"sector":36,"country":37,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":29,"websiteStatus":38,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security","Government","United States","active"]