"On Friday, users reported receiving text messages from a phone number linked to the anti-ICE alert app, telling them their "information has been compromised and sent to the authorities." The text message also said that the anti-ICE service's developer, Sherman Austin, "is not to be trusted and is a terrible coder." Meanwhile X users claimed the hackers sent users' names and login information "to a bunch of government agencies.""
"On Jan 30, a server attack attempted to target stopice.net and queue false text alerts from our downstream carrier to our platform. The attack was quickly isolated and neutralized. We've also traced the source of this attack back to a personal server associated with a CBP agent here in SoCal. (he did not do a good job covering his tracks, nor did his associates.)"
StopICE reported that an attack targeted its app and website and sent false text alerts claiming users' information had been sent to authorities. Users received messages accusing developer Sherman Austin of being untrustworthy and alleging that hackers forwarded names and login details to government agencies. Austin denied the claims and said the site does not contain names, addresses, or locations. StopICE administrators said the breach was isolated and neutralized, that the service does not store subscribers' personal information, that the platform endures frequent DDoS attacks, and that the attack traced to a personal server tied to a CBP agent in Southern California.
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