(José Niño, Headline USA) An extremist blog associated with Antifa has claimed to release personal information on approximately 14,000 Department of Homeland Security associates via the dark web, according to reports circulating through conservative media outlets.
Journalist Andy Ngo shared the allegation on January 8 through his Twitter account, citing ngocomment.com as his source.
An Antifa-linked extremist anarchist blog claims it has released the personal information of around 14,000 @DHSgov associates on the dark web. https://t.co/5FFcb9WcEr pic.twitter.com/ihYYu76XUP
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 8, 2026
The claim remains unverified by mainstream cybersecurity firms, federal agencies, or established media organizations as of this week. The Department of Homeland Security has not issued public statements confirming or denying the alleged breach. If accurate, the scope would dramatically exceed confirmed incidents from recent months.
This alleged leak emerges within a documented pattern of attacks against federal personnel. In October 2025, the hacking collective “The Com” released personal details of approximately 680 DHS officials, over 170 FBI agents, and more than 190 Justice Department officials through private Telegram channels, per a report by Wired. That verified breach exposed names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
A separate confirmed incident involved Sedgwick Government Solutions, a federal contractor serving multiple agencies including DHS, ICE, and CBP. The TridentLocker ransomware gang claimed responsibility for stealing 3.4 gigabytes of data from the contractor on December 31, 2025, posting samples to their dark web leak site.
Additionally, a widespread cybersecurity incident at FEMA allowed hackers to steal employee data from both FEMA and Customs and Border Protection between June and September 2025. This breach prompted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to dismiss approximately 24 FEMA IT staff members in August 2025.
The political environment surrounding these incidents has intensified significantly. The Trump administration designated certain international Antifa groups as foreign terrorist organizations, with four groups officially labeled in November 2025. FBI leadership has identified Antifa as a top priority, though Congressional Democrats have questioned whether sufficient evidence supports treating the decentralized movement as an organized threat.
Secretary Kristi Noem herself reported being subjected to “vicious doxxing on the dark web” in August 2025, leading her to relocate to military housing after the media published the location of her Washington D.C. apartment.
Research from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue indicates Antifa literature actively encourages followers to publicize information including home addresses, phone numbers, photographs, and social media profiles of perceived adversaries. In June 2018, at least 1,500 ICE employees were doxxed by an Antifa linked Twitter account and subjected to violent threats, according to legislation introduced by outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in January 2025.
The convergence of documented cyberattacks, confirmed doxxing operations, and alleged dark web leaks creates an environment where DHS personnel and their families face credible threats. In October, the agency claimed ICE officers experienced a “more than 1000% increase in assaults” and that families were being doxxed and threatened online, though these specific statistics have not been independently verified.
José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino
