Distributed Denial of Secrets

Distributed Denial of Secrets was founded by Emma Best, an American national security reporter known for filing prolific freedom of information requests, and Thomas White, an administrator of the Silk Road 2.0.{{Cite news |last=Cox |first=Joseph |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Co-Founder of DDoSecrets Was Dark Web Drug Kingpin |url=https://www.404media.co/co-founder-of-ddosecrets-was-dark-web-drug-kingpin/ |access-date=August 12, 2024 |work=404 Media}}{{Cite web |title=Statement on Thomas White - Distributed Denial of Secrets |url=https://ddosecrets.com/article/statement-on-thomas-white |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ddosecrets.com |language=en}} At its public launch in December 2018, the site held more than a terabyte of data from many of the highest-profile leaks. The site originally considered making all of the data public, but after feedback made some of it available only to journalists and researchers.{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2018|title=Leak site's launch shows dilemma of radical transparency|url=https://apnews.com/article/4c081f7c966140b4a4f8c661e0b03792|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425035523/https://apnews.com/article/4c081f7c966140b4a4f8c661e0b03792|url-status=live}}

Best has served as a public face of the group, which lists its members.{{Cite web|title=About - Distributed Denial of Secrets|url=https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/About#The_Team|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=ddosecrets.com|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301174146/https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/About#The_Team|url-status=live}} In February 2019, they told Columbia Journalism Review that fewer than 20 people worked on the project. According to Best, several early members of the project were driven to radical transparency work by their past background with the state, which they compared to Chelsea Manning and other whistleblowers. Best said, "Those associations all ended well prior to DDoSecrets coming together and were internally disclosed early on." In April 2021, the website listed 10 members and advisors.

In December 2019, Distributed Denial of Secrets announced its collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.{{Cite web|website=Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project|title=#29Leaks: Inside a London Company Mill|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/29leaks/|access-date=March 7, 2021|language=en|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221025516/https://www.occrp.org/en/29leaks/|url-status=live}} In May 2020, DDoSecrets partnered with European Investigative Collaborations and the Henri-Nannen-Journalistenschule journalism school.

In December 2020, the group announced its affiliation with Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science.{{Cite web|last=Horne|first=Lorax B.|title=Announcement: DDoSecrets and the Institute for Quantitative Social Science|url=https://ddosecrets.substack.com/p/announcement-institute-for-quantitative|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=ddosecrets.substack.com|date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221021558/https://ddosecrets.substack.com/p/announcement-institute-for-quantitative|url-status=live}}

In January 2024, DDoSecrets launched the Greenhouse Project to preserve censored information and create a "warming effect to reverse the chilling effects of censorship" as part of its broader mission to ensure the free transmission of data in the public interest by making itself a "publisher of last resort". In June 2024, DDoSecrets' revamped their website{{Cite web |last=Cox · |first=Joseph |date=2024-07-14 |title=DDoSecrets Mirrors Wikileaks Data After Assange Plea Deal |url=https://www.404media.co/ddosecrets-mirrors-wikileaks-data-after-assange-plea-deal/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240714164002/https://www.404media.co/ddosecrets-mirrors-wikileaks-data-after-assange-plea-deal/ |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=404 Media |language=en}} and in July, DDoSecrets launched two new projects, the Library of Leaks and Disclosure Without Borders. The Library of Leaks focuses on preserving existing data and coordinating with outside groups and Disclosure Without Borders focuses on new publications and source protections.

DDoSecrets and the people behind the project have been described by Wired as a "transparency collective of data activists" and a successor to WikiLeaks,{{Cite magazine|title=An Embattled Group of Leakers Picks Up the WikiLeaks Mantle|language=en-us|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-blueleaks-wikileaks/|access-date=March 7, 2021|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221023021/https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-blueleaks-wikileaks/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=Activists Publish a Vast Trove of Ransomware Victims' Data|language=en-us|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-ransomware-leaks/|access-date=March 7, 2021|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216050034/https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-ransomware-leaks/|url-status=live}} by the Congressional Research Service, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Human Rights Watch and The Nation as a "transparency collective",{{Cite book|last=Finklea|first=Kristin|title=Exposed Data Highlights Law Enforcement Use of Selected Technologies|publisher=Congressional Research Service|year=2019}}{{Cite web|last=Moskowitz|first=Eli|title=BlueLeaks: FBI Aware Large Investment Funds Enable Money Laundering|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12814-blueleaks-fbi-aware-large-investment-funds-enable-money-laundering|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=www.occrp.org|language=en-GB|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413142919/https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12814-blueleaks-fbi-aware-large-investment-funds-enable-money-laundering|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Gelardi|first=Chris|date=August 28, 2020|title=US Law Enforcement's Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents|journal=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/blueleaks-law-enforcement-blm/|access-date=April 13, 2021|issn=0027-8378|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413142919/https://www.thenation.com/article/society/blueleaks-law-enforcement-blm/|url-status=live}} by The Hill as a "leaktivist collective",{{Cite web|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=March 1, 2021|title=Fringe social media platform Gab hacked|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/541061-fringe-social-media-platform-gab-hacked|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=TheHill|language=en|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327010503/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/541061-fringe-social-media-platform-gab-hacked|url-status=live}} by Columbia Journalism Review as a "journalist collective", by Brookings Institution as "a WikiLeaks-style journalist collective,"{{Cite web|last=Collin|first=Matthew|date=May 5, 2021|title=The hacker, the tax haven, and what $200 million in offshore deposits can tell us about the fight against illicit wealth|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/05/05/the-hacker-the-tax-haven-and-what-200-million-in-offshore-deposits-can-tell-us-about-the-fight-against-illicit-wealth/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Brookings|language=en-US|archive-date=June 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080232/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/05/05/the-hacker-the-tax-haven-and-what-200-million-in-offshore-deposits-can-tell-us-about-the-fight-against-illicit-wealth/|url-status=live}} by the New York Times as a "watchdog group",{{Cite news|last=Vigdor|first=Neil|date=April 22, 2021|title=Officer Who Gave $25 to Kyle Rittenhouse's Defense Is Fired|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/norfolk-police-kyle-rittenhouse-donation.html|access-date=April 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424013535/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/norfolk-police-kyle-rittenhouse-donation.html|url-status=live}} and Business Insider as a "freedom-of-information advocacy group",{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Jeff|title=How 'Keyser Söze' leaked a secret trove of police documents that exposed cops tracking George Floyd protesters|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-blueleaks-police-documents-emma-best-ddos-2020-8|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818194703/https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-blueleaks-police-documents-emma-best-ddos-2020-8|url-status=live}} as an "alternative to WikiLeaks" by Columbia Journalism Review,{{Cite news|title=A new group devoted to transparency is exposing secrets Wikileaks chose to keep|url=https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/emma-best-ddosecrets.php|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=Columbia Journalism Review|language=en|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221061823/https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/emma-best-ddosecrets.php|url-status=live}} Krebs On Security,{{Cite web|title='BlueLeaks' Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments — Krebs on Security|date=June 22, 2020|url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/06/blueleaks-exposes-files-from-hundreds-of-police-departments/|access-date=March 7, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622160750/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/06/blueleaks-exposes-files-from-hundreds-of-police-departments/|url-status=live}} ZDNet,{{Cite web|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|title=BlueLeaks: Data from 200 US police departments & fusion centers published online|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/blueleaks-data-from-200-us-police-departments-fusion-centers-published-online/|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=ZDNet|language=en|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306090923/https://www.zdnet.com/article/blueleaks-data-from-200-us-police-departments-fusion-centers-published-online/|url-status=live}} and Forbes,{{Cite web|last=Brewster|first=Thomas|title=BlueLeaks: Huge Leak Of Police Department Data Follows George Floyd Protests|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/06/22/blueleaks-huge-leak-of-police-department-data-follows-george-floyd-protests/|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221023100/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/06/22/blueleaks-huge-leak-of-police-department-data-follows-george-floyd-protests/|url-status=live}} and as "the most influential leaking organization on the internet" by VICE News."{{Cite web|title=Cops Seize Server that Hosted BlueLeaks, DDoSecrets Says|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/cops-seize-blueleaks-ddosecrets-server/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Vice.com|date=July 7, 2020|language=en|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506202750/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj43xq/cops-seize-blueleaks-ddosecrets-server|url-status=live}}

In 2019, the Congressional Research Service recognized Distributed Denial of Secrets as a transparency collective. In December 2019, politicians in Sweden and the UK, including anti-corruption chief John Penrose said that leaks published by Distributed Denial of Secrets showed the need for reforms on company creation and registration.{{Cite web |title=The British company that set up firms for international criminals — Finance Uncovered |url=https://financeuncovered.org/stories/the-british-company-that-set-up-firms-for-international-criminals |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=financeuncovered.org |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322192026/https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/the-british-company-that-set-up-firms-for-international-criminals |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |author1=George Greenwood |author2=Christian Eriksson |author3=David Brown |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Formations House leak shows need for reforms on creating companies, anti-corruption chief says |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/formations-house-leaks-show-need-for-reforms-on-creating-companies-says-anti-corruption-chief-3jq6lbk22 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223205218/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/formations-house-leaks-show-need-for-reforms-on-creating-companies-says-anti-corruption-chief-3jq6lbk22 |url-status=live }} That month, Belgian tax authorities initiated an investigation based on data published by DDoSecrets the prior month.{{Cite web |last=Hope |first=Alan |date=December 22, 2019 |title=Tax authorities investigate new leaks incriminating Belgians |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news-contents/economic/85298/tax-authorities-investigate-new-leaks-incriminating-belgians/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=The Brussels Times |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523142805/https://www.brusselstimes.com/news-contents/economic/85298/tax-authorities-investigate-new-leaks-incriminating-belgians/ |url-status=live }}

In 2020, the U.S. counterintelligence strategy described leaktivists and public disclosure organizations like Distributed Denial of Secrets as "significant threats," alongside five countries, three terrorist groups, and "transnational criminal organizations."{{Cite web|title=The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America 2020-2022|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-features/2741-the-national-counterintelligence-strategy-of-the-united-states-of-america-2020-2020|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=www.dni.gov|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318010937/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-features/2741-the-national-counterintelligence-strategy-of-the-united-states-of-america-2020-2020|url-status=live}} A June 2020 bulletin created by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis erroneously described them as a "criminal hacker group".{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Foreign propaganda pitted DHS against DDoSecrets (and me) |url=https://emma.best/2024/08/14/foreign-propaganda-pitted-dhs-against-ddosecrets-and-me/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=emma best |language=en-US}} Elements of the report were challenged as inaccurate by DDoSecrets and media such as The Verge.{{Cite web|last=Winston|first=Ali|date=August 13, 2020|title=Feds are treating BlueLeaks organization as "a criminal hacker group", documents show|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21365448/blueleaks-dhs-distributed-denial-secrets-dds-ddosecrets-police|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=The Verge|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221023058/https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21365448/blueleaks-dhs-distributed-denial-secrets-dds-ddosecrets-police|url-status=live}} On July 3, German authorities seized a public server used by Distributed Denial of Secrets{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=July 7, 2020 |title=Cops Seize Server that Hosted BlueLeaks, DDoSecrets Says |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/cops-seize-blueleaks-ddosecrets-server/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506202750/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj43xq/cops-seize-blueleaks-ddosecrets-server |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=German authorities seize 'BlueLeaks' server that hosted data on US cops |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-authorities-seize-blueleaks-server-that-hosted-data-on-us-cops/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=ZDNET |language=en |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708020359/https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-authorities-seize-blueleaks-server-that-hosted-data-on-us-cops/ |url-status=live }} at the request of the US government.{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Aaron |title=German authorities seized the servers that hosted BlueLeaks police files at the request of the US government |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/blueleaks-servers-seized-by-german-authorities-at-request-of-us-2020-7 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529172754/https://www.businessinsider.com/blueleaks-servers-seized-by-german-authorities-at-request-of-us-2020-7 |url-status=live }} The same month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognized the group as a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

In 2021, legislators in Maine introduced a bill to close the state's fusion center in response to BlueLeaks and whistleblower reports.{{Cite web |last=Speri |first=Alice |date=April 21, 2021 |title=The Defund Police Movement Takes Aim at Fusion Centers and Mass Surveillance |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/04/21/maine-defund-police-fusion-centers-mass-surveillance/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008152121/https://theintercept.com/2021/04/21/maine-defund-police-fusion-centers-mass-surveillance/ |url-status=live }}

In 2022, law enforcement agencies in New York, New Jersey, Washington and Oregon launched investigations into officers who appeared in the leaked Oath Keepers records published by DDoSecrets.{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2022 |title=From law enforcement to a sitting state senator, nearly 300 New Hampshire names appear in Oath Keepers database |url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-03-03/oath-keepers-new-hampshire-police-officers-militia |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=New Hampshire Public Radio |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625145818/https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-03-03/oath-keepers-new-hampshire-police-officers-militia |url-status=live }}

In November 2023, governments including Cyprus president Nikos Christodoulides and European lawmakers began responding to the Cyprus Confidential findings in less than 24 hours after it was released,{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Cypriot president pledges government probe into Cyprus Confidential revelations - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/cypriot-president-pledges-government-probe-into-cyprus-confidential-revelations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214203142/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/cypriot-president-pledges-government-probe-into-cyprus-confidential-revelations/ |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |language=en-US}} calling for a crackdown on financial corruption{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Lawmakers call for EU crackdown after ICIJ's Cyprus Confidential revelations - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/lawmakers-call-for-eu-crackdown-after-icijs-cyprus-confidential-revelations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114123/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/lawmakers-call-for-eu-crackdown-after-icijs-cyprus-confidential-revelations/ |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |language=en-US}} and launching criminal probes into allegations of money laundering.{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Cyprus ignores Russian atrocities, Western sanctions to shield vast wealth of Putin allies - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/cyprus-russia-eu-secrecy-tax-haven/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214002320/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/cyprus-russia-eu-secrecy-tax-haven/ |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Solutions |first=BDigital Web |title=Finance Minister perturbed over 'Cyprus Confidential' |url=https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-perturbed-over-cyprus-confidential |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114126/https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-perturbed-over-cyprus-confidential |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=knews.com.cy}} According to Emma Best, the Department of Defense asked DDoSecrets to remove the 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks, but DDoSecrets "basically just ignored them".

In June 2020, the organization was banned from Twitter{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=June 23, 2020 |title=Twitter Bans WikiLeaks-Style Website For Publishing 'BlueLeaks' Documents |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/twitter-bans-ddosecrets-for-publishing-blueleaks-documents/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107121112/https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3zwyw/twitter-bans-ddosecrets-for-publishing-blueleaks-documents |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Micah |date=November 22, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's "Free Speech" Twitter Is Still Censoring DDoSecrets |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/11/22/elon-musk-twitter-censor-ddosecrets/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207103728/https://theintercept.com/2022/11/22/elon-musk-twitter-censor-ddosecrets/ |url-status=live }} in response to BlueLeaks, citing a breach of their policies against "distribution of hacked material"{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2020 |title=Twitter suspends DDoSecrets account which shared hacked data from FBI |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-ddosecrets-hacked-data-fbi-social-media-black-lives-matter-protests-a9584821.html |access-date=March 3, 2021 |website=The Independent |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221023046/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/twitter-ddosecrets-hacked-data-fbi-social-media-black-lives-matter-protests-a9584821.html |url-status=live }} in a move that was criticized as setting a "dangerous precedent."{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2020 |title=Twitter censored DDoSecrets and made BlueLeaks an even bigger deal |url=https://pando.com/2020/06/24/twitter-censored-ddosecrets--made-blueleaks-even-bigger-deal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221022907/https://pando.com/2020/06/24/twitter-censored-ddosecrets--made-blueleaks-even-bigger-deal/ |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=March 7, 2021 |website=Pando |language=en-gb}} In September 2023, The Intercept reported that access to the organization's website was blocked by Indonesia and Russia and censored by Twitter and Reddit.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Micah |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Tech Companies and Governments Are Censoring the Journalist Collective DDoSecrets |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/09/12/ddosecrets-censorship-reddit-twitter/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015195400/https://theintercept.com/2023/09/12/ddosecrets-censorship-reddit-twitter/ |url-status=live }} In 2024, they refused a take down letter from Brainstack over data from their spyware company, mSpy.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Spyware Company Seeks Legal Takedown {{!}} FlokiNET – the Privacy Blog |url=https://blog.flokinet.is/2024/08/12/spyware-company-seeks-legal-takedown/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |language=en-US}} A Telegram channel operated by the group was closed without notice after publishing data from Israel's Ministry of Justice.{{Cite web |last=Ambri |first=Anas |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Telegram channel of DDoSecrets shut down shortly after publication of Israeli ministry of justice 'leak' |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/whistleblower-telegram-channel-shut-down-after-israel-govt-leak |website=The New Arab}}

{{Main|List of material published by Distributed Denial of Secrets}}

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{{As of|April 2022}}, the site hosts dozens of terabytes of data from over 200 organizations.{{Cite web |last=Gallgher |first=Ryan |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Distributed Denial of Secrets is Spreading Stolen Russian Data |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-04-06/ddosecrets-group-helps-hackers-spread-russian-data |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421103145/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-04-06/ddosecrets-group-helps-hackers-spread-russian-data |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Faife |first=Corin |date=April 22, 2022 |title=They've leaked terabytes of Russian emails, but who's reading? |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23036079/russian-emails-leaked-ddosecrets |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423013118/https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23036079/russian-emails-leaked-ddosecrets |url-status=live }} In December 2023, the organization said it had published over 100 million files from 59 countries. The group has said it uses "a mixed distribution model, publishing information both to the general public and restricting some information to journalists and researchers when there's a lot of sensitive information."

In December 2018, DDoSecrets listed a leak from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs,{{Cite news |last=Shane |first=Scott |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency Advocates |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/world/europe/russian-documents-leaked-ddosecrets.html |access-date=February 21, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707193809/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/world/europe/russian-documents-leaked-ddosecrets.html |url-status=live }} portions of which detailed the deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine at a time when the Kremlin was denying a military presence there. About half of the material from that leak was published in 2014; the other half emerged in 2016.{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Jenna |date=August 17, 2017 |title=WikiLeaks Turned Down Leaks on Russian Government During U.S. Presidential Campaign |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/wikileaks-turned-down-leaks-on-russian-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/ |access-date=February 21, 2021 |website=Foreign Policy |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035812/https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/wikileaks-turned-down-leaks-on-russian-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/ |url-status=live }} WikiLeaks reportedly rejected a request to host the full cache of files in 2016.

In January 2019, DDoSecrets published hundreds of gigabytes of hacked Russian documents and emails from pro-Kremlin journalists, oligarchs, and militias.{{Cite news |last=Poulsen |first=Kevin |date=January 24, 2019 |title=This Time It's Russia's Emails Getting Leaked |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-time-its-russias-emails-getting-leaked |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035815/https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-time-its-russias-emails-getting-leaked |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021 |work=The Daily Beast}}

In November 2019, DDoSecrets published over 2 terabytes of data from the Cayman National Bank and Trust. The files were provided by the hacktivist known as Phineas Fisher, and included lists of the bank's politically exposed clients. The leak was used by researchers to study how elites use offshore banking.{{Cite web |last=Feidt |first=Dan |date=December 4, 2019 |title=Global Offshore Corporate Networks Exposed in Massive Data Leak |url=https://unicornriot.ninja/2019/global-offshore-corporate-networks-exposed-in-massive-data-leak/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Unicorn Riot |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225140026/https://unicornriot.ninja/2019/global-offshore-corporate-networks-exposed-in-massive-data-leak/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Collin |first=Matthew |date=May 5, 2021 |title=The hacker, the tax haven, and what $200 million in offshore deposits can tell us about the fight against illicit wealth |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/05/05/the-hacker-the-tax-haven-and-what-200-million-in-offshore-deposits-can-tell-us-about-the-fight-against-illicit-wealth/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |website=Brookings Institution |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080232/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/05/05/the-hacker-the-tax-haven-and-what-200-million-in-offshore-deposits-can-tell-us-about-the-fight-against-illicit-wealth/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Collin |first=Matthew |date=May 5, 2021 |title=What lies beneath: Evidence from leaked account data on how elites use offshore banking |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-lies-beneath-evidence-from-leaked-account-data-on-how-elites-use-offshore-banking/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |website=Brookings Institution |language=en-US |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506104431/https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-lies-beneath-evidence-from-leaked-account-data-on-how-elites-use-offshore-banking/ |url-status=live }}

In December 2019, DDoSecrets published "#29 Leaks" in partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and more than 20 outlets in 18 countries.{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2019 |title=#29Leaks: Inside a London Company Mill |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/29leaks/ |access-date=March 7, 2021 |website=Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project |language=en |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306081055/https://www.occrp.org/en/29leaks/ |url-status=live }} The 450 gigabytes of data came from Formations House (now The London Office), a "company mill" which registered and operated companies for clients included organized crime groups, state-owned oil companies, and fraudulent banks.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Suzanne |date=December 4, 2019 |title=The story behind the #29Leaks data dump |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/12/04/29-leaks-story-background/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Crikey |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221025520/https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/12/04/29-leaks-story-background/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Kevin G. |date=December 5, 2019 |title=How #29Leaks differs from Panama Papers, other leaks |url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/investigations/article238024734.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214155442/https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/investigations/article238024734.html |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2017 |website=McClatchy DC Bureau}} The release was compared to both the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers. Belgian tax authorities initiated an investigation based on the Cayman bank and Formations House leaks.

In December 2019, DDoSecrets published "PacoLeaks" and "MilicoLeaks": data from Chilean military police and military. PacoLeaks revealed police personnel data, extensive police files on activist groups and leaders, and evidence that the police had infiltrated activist groups{{Cite web |last=Pozo |first=Camila Rayen Huecho |date=November 8, 2019 |title=PacoLeaks Puts the Spotlight on the Police |url=https://chiletoday.cl/pacoleaks-puts-the-spotlight-on-the-police/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Chile Today |language=EN-US |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124010504/https://chiletoday.cl/pacoleaks-puts-the-spotlight-on-the-police/ |url-status=live }} MilicoLeaks included details on Chilean army intelligence, including operations, finance and international relations.{{Cite web |title=Milicoleaks: Los contactos del Ejército chileno con ex miembros de la inteligencia israelí |url=http://verdadahora.cl/milicoleaks-los-contactos-del-ejercito-chileno-con-ex-miembros-de-la-inteligencia-israeli.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Verdad Ahora |language=es |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035620/https://verdadahora.cl/milicoleaks-los-contactos-del-ejercito-chileno-con-ex-miembros-de-la-inteligencia-israeli.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=March 26, 2020 |title=Phineas Fisher Says They Paid $10,000 Bounty to Person Who Hacked Chilean Military |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/phineas-fisher-says-they-paid-dollar10000-bounty-to-person-who-hacked-chilean-military/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221035619/https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxeykb/phineas-fisher-says-they-paid-dollar10000-bounty-to-person-who-hacked-chilean-military |url-status=live }}

{{See also|BlueLeaks}}

In 2020, DDoSecrets published a copy of the Bahamas corporate registry. DDoSecrets partnered with European Investigative Collaborations and the German Henri-Nannen-Schule journalism school to create the Tax Evader Radar, a project to review the dataset of almost one million documents.{{Cite web |title=Tax Evader Radar |url=https://eic.network/projects/tax-evader-radar |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=European Investigative Collaborations |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221025526/https://eic.network/projects/tax-evader-radar |url-status=live }} The project exposed the offshore holdings of prominent Germans,{{Cite web |last1=Klatten |first1=Susanne |last2=Quandt |first2=Stefan |last3=Seeler |first3=Uwe |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Die geheimen Firmen deutscher Prominenter auf den Bahamas |trans-title=The secret companies of German celebrities in the Bahamas |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/steueroasen-die-geheimen-firmen-deutscher-prominenter-auf-den-bahamas-a-00000000-0002-0001-0000-000171037335 |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Der Spiegel |language=de |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609041312/https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/steueroasen-die-geheimen-firmen-deutscher-prominenter-auf-den-bahamas-a-00000000-0002-0001-0000-000171037335 |url-status=live }} the tax activities of ExxonMobil,{{Cite web |last=Ramírez |first=Begoña P. |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Exxonmobil utilizó España durante años para transferir beneficios de Luxemburgo a Delaware sin pagar ni un euro en impuestos |trans-title=Exxonmobil used Spain for years to transfer profits from Luxembourg to Delaware without paying a single euro in taxes |url=https://www.infolibre.es/noticias/economia/2020/05/22/exxonmobil_utilizo_espana_durante_anos_para_transferir_beneficios_luxemburgo_delaware_sin_pagar_euro_impuestos_106980_1011.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=InfoLibre |language=es |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227223738/https://www.infolibre.es/noticias/economia/2020/05/22/exxonmobil_utilizo_espana_durante_anos_para_transferir_beneficios_luxemburgo_delaware_sin_pagar_euro_impuestos_106980_1011.html |url-status=live }} as well as offshore business entities belonging to the DeVos and Prince families.{{Cite web |last1=Feidt |first1=Dan |last2=Xaba |first2=Dingane |date=July 18, 2020 |title=Leaks Expose Conservative Movement Funders Prince and DeVos Family Offshore Money |url=https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/leaks-expose-conservative-movement-funders-prince-and-devos-family-offshore-money/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Unicorn Riot |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221025535/https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/leaks-expose-conservative-movement-funders-prince-and-devos-family-offshore-money/ |url-status=live }}

In March 2020, DDoSecrets published 156 gigabytes of data hacked from the Myanmar Investment Commission.{{Cite web |title=Myanmar Investments |url=https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Myanmar_Investments |access-date=March 7, 2021 |website=Distributed Denial of Secrets |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303190426/https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Myanmar_Investments |url-status=live }} The leak also revealed how millions of dollars allegedly flowed from Mytel subscribers to Myanmar military generals,{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2021 |title=How hundreds of millions of dollars from Mytel subscribers will flow to military generals |url=https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/stories/how-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-from-mytel-consumers-will-flow-to-military-generals |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Justice for Myanmar |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422160600/https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/stories/how-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-from-mytel-consumers-will-flow-to-military-generals |url-status=live }} and exposed business dealings of family members of prominent military leaders.{{Cite web |last1=Conrad |first1=Naomi |last2=Bayer |first2=Julia |last3=Noel |first3=Pedro |date=April 9, 2021 |title=In Myanmar, military matters are a lucrative family affair |url=https://www.dw.com/en/in-myanmar-military-matters-are-a-lucrative-family-affair/a-57132879 |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410222725/https://www.dw.com/en/in-myanmar-military-matters-are-a-lucrative-family-affair/a-57132879 |url-status=live }}

In April 2020, DDoSecrets published almost 10{{Nbsp}}million messages from more than 100 Discord servers used by neo-Nazi and QAnon conspiracy theorist groups.{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Ben |date=April 30, 2020 |title=Millions Of Neo-Nazi Discord Messages Dumped Online |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/millions-of-neo-nazi-discord-messages-dumped-online/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Vice |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127232640/https://www.vice.com/en/article/dygakq/millions-of-neo-nazi-discord-messages-dumped-online |url-status=live }} The leaked chats showed threats of violence and attempts to influence the 2018 United States midterm elections.{{Cite web |last1=MacDonald-Evoy |first1=Jerod |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Leaked chats show neo-Nazis, extremists tried to sway 2018 Arizona elections |url=https://www.azmirror.com/blog/leaked-chats-show-how-neo-nazis-extremists-tried-to-sway-2018-arizona-elections/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Arizona Mirror |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214062000/https://www.azmirror.com/blog/leaked-chats-show-how-neo-nazis-extremists-tried-to-sway-2018-arizona-elections/ |url-status=live }}

On June 19, 2020, DDoSecrets released BlueLeaks, which consisted of 269 gigabytes of internal U.S. law enforcement data obtained from fusion centers by the hacker collective Anonymous. DDoSecrets called it the "largest published hack of American law enforcement agencies."{{Cite web |last=Karlis |first=Nicole |date=June 22, 2020 |title=Inside "Blue Leaks", a trove of hacked police documents released by Anonymous |url=https://www.salon.com/2020/06/22/inside-blue-leaks-a-trove-of-hacked-police-documents-released-by-anonymous/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Salon |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623230758/https://www.salon.com/2020/06/22/inside-blue-leaks-a-trove-of-hacked-police-documents-released-by-anonymous/ |url-status=live }} Betsy Reed described BlueLeaks as the U.S. law enforcement equivalent to the Pentagon Papers.{{Cite web |last=Elder |first=Jeff |date=August 18, 2020 |title=How 'Keyser Söze' leaked a secret trove of police documents that exposed cops tracking George Floyd protesters |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-blueleaks-police-documents-emma-best-ddos-2020-8 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818194703/https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-blueleaks-police-documents-emma-best-ddos-2020-8 |url-status=live }}

In July 2020, DDoSecrets released documents relating to the United States' case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The release also included chat logs and letters between Assange and various sources.{{Cite web |last=Canales |first=Sarah Basford |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Pro-Transparency Group Releases Secret Files on the Case Between Julian Assange and the U.S. Government |url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/pro-transparency-group-ddossecrets-assangeleaks-leaks-new-files-on-the-case-between-the-u-s-government-and-julian-assange/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Gizmodo Australia |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301043947/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/pro-transparency-group-ddossecrets-assangeleaks-leaks-new-files-on-the-case-between-the-u-s-government-and-julian-assange/ |url-status=live }}

In January 2021, DDoSecrets made videos scraped from Parler available to journalists.{{Cite web |title=Parler – Distributed Denial of Secrets |url=https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Parler |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=ddosecrets.com |archive-date=February 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219013034/https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Parler |url-status=live }} Some of these videos were later used as evidence during the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Videos used as evidence in impeachment trial gathered by anonymous 'hacktivist' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-riot-videos-parler-impeachment-b1801019.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=The Independent |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212005735/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-riot-videos-parler-impeachment-b1801019.html |url-status=live }}

In February 2021, DDoSecrets gave journalists access to hundreds of thousands of financial documents from the Myanmar Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).{{Cite web |last=Elder |first=Jeff |date=February 16, 2021 |title=Activists call on Google to crack down on Myanmar coup leaders using services like Blogger and Gmail |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/myanmar-military-coup-using-google-gmail-blogger-activists-say-2021-2 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216230324/https://www.businessinsider.com/myanmar-military-coup-using-google-gmail-blogger-activists-say-2021-2 |url-status=live }} Justice For Myanmar called the release "biggest leak in Myanmar history."{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2021 |title=Massive data trove from 120,000 Myanmar companies surface online in Wikileaks-style release |url=https://kr-asia.com/massive-data-trove-from-120000-myanmar-companies-surface-online-in-wikileaks-style-release |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=KrASIA |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222074721/https://kr-asia.com/massive-data-trove-from-120000-myanmar-companies-surface-online-in-wikileaks-style-release |url-status=live }}

On February 28, DDoSecrets revealed "GabLeaks", a collection of more than 70 gigabytes of data from Gab, including more than 40 million posts, passwords, private messages, and other leaked information. The group said that they would not release the data publicly because it contained a large amount of private and sensitive information, and instead shared the data with select journalists, social scientists, and researchers.{{Cite magazine |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |date=February 28, 2021 |title=Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data |url=https://www.wired.com/story/gab-hack-data-breach-ddosecrets/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=March 1, 2021 |authorlink=Andy Greenberg |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301020357/https://www.wired.com/story/gab-hack-data-breach-ddosecrets/ |url-status=live }}

In April 2021, Distributed Denial of Secrets made donor information from the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo available to journalists and researchers. The information identified previously anonymous high-dollar donors to far-right actors including members of the Proud Boys, many of whose fundraising efforts were directly related to the 2021 United States Capitol attack.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=April 10, 2021 |title=Proud Boys and other far-right groups raise millions via Christian funding site |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/10/proud-boys-far-right-givesendgo-christian-fundraising-site |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410215726/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/10/proud-boys-far-right-givesendgo-christian-fundraising-site |url-status=live }}

Also in April 2021, DDoSecrets published a cache of emails from Chicago City Hall.{{Cite web |last=Schuba |first=Tom |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Massive hack exposes emails from top Lightfoot officials |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/7/22403816/email-hack-lori-lightfoot-jones-day-susan-lee-ddosecrets-lucy-parsons-cpd-police-wikileaks |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012914/https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/7/22403816/email-hack-lori-lightfoot-jones-day-susan-lee-ddosecrets-lucy-parsons-cpd-police-wikileaks |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Satchel |date=May 10, 2021 |title=City Hall's secret emails: What we've learned since hack of Lightfoot officials |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/10/22428870/chicago-hacked-emails-lori-lightfoot-city-hall-hack-corruption |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012917/https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/10/22428870/chicago-hacked-emails-lori-lightfoot-city-hall-hack-corruption |url-status=live }} The emails revealed that the city's handling of fatal shootings by police officers violates state law and a federal consent decree.{{Cite web |last=Main |first=Frank |date=May 10, 2021 |title=As Lightfoot ponders a fix, city's handling of fatal shootings by cops continues to violate state law |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/10/22421187/lori-lightfoot-copa-chicago-police-department-fatal-shootings-civilian-office-police-accountability |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012915/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/10/22421187/lori-lightfoot-copa-chicago-police-department-fatal-shootings-civilian-office-police-accountability |url-status=live }} The emails also exposed the Mayor's secret lobbying for qualified immunity,{{Cite web |last=Daley |first=Jim |date=May 6, 2021 |title=Lightfoot Quietly Lobbied for Qualified Immunity |url=https://southsideweekly.com/lightfoot-quietly-lobbied-for-qualified-immunity/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=South Side Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012915/https://southsideweekly.com/lightfoot-quietly-lobbied-for-qualified-immunity/ |url-status=live }} a secret drone program funded with off-the-books cash,{{Cite web |last=Schuba |first=Tom |date=May 11, 2021 |title=CPD launched secret drone program with off-the-books cash |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/11/22425299/cpd-chicago-police-drone-secret-emails-hack-lori-lightfoot-dodsecrets-city-hall |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012915/https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/5/11/22425299/cpd-chicago-police-drone-secret-emails-hack-lori-lightfoot-dodsecrets-city-hall |url-status=live }} and the city's problems with police chases and the George Floyd protests.{{Cite web |last=Struett |first=David |date=May 12, 2021 |title=66% of Chicago police chases in 2019 ended in crashes — 8 of them fatal — yet pursuit policy went unchanged until late 2020, emails show |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/5/12/22425231/lori-lightfoot-chicago-police-vehicle-pursuit-policy-emails |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012916/https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/5/12/22425231/lori-lightfoot-chicago-police-vehicle-pursuit-policy-emails |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Schuba |first=Tom |date=May 14, 2021 |title=Unrest after George Floyd's killing left Lightfoot administration struggling: 'We are so behind [it's] ridiculous' |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/14/22433116/lori-lightfoot-administration-hacked-emails-george-floyd-protest-unrest |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012916/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/14/22433116/lori-lightfoot-administration-hacked-emails-george-floyd-protest-unrest |url-status=live }}

In May 2021, DDoSecrets republished the leak of Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, including over 90,000 emails. Among other things, the files revealed details of surveillance of right-wing extremists and the response to the 2021 United States Capitol attack.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=May 22, 2021 |title=Trump Hotel raised prices to deter QAnon conspiracists, police files show |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/22/trump-hotel-washington-qanon-conspiracy-theorists |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523000409/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/22/trump-hotel-washington-qanon-conspiracy-theorists |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=May 23, 2021 |title=Police records show threats to kill lawmakers in wake of Capitol attack |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/23/police-records-capitol-attack-lawmakers |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523090828/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/23/police-records-capitol-attack-lawmakers |url-status=live }}

In September 2021, DDoSecrets publicly released emails and chat logs from the American far-right Oath Keepers organization to the public. They also provided member and donor data to the press. This exposed hundreds of members in law enforcement, over a hundred members with ties to the military and dozens in political office.{{Cite web |last1=Garrison |first1=Jessica |last2=Bensinger |first2=Ken |last3=Singer-Vine |first3=Jeremy |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Leaked Oath Keepers Data Shows At Least 28 Elected Officials Have Ties To The Group |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jessicagarrison/oath-keepers-data-elected-officials |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021023928/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jessicagarrison/oath-keepers-data-elected-officials |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Carless |first1=Will |last2=Hauck |first2=Grace |last3=Mansfield |first3=Erin |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/02/oath-keepers-hack-exposes-law-enforcement-officers-across-us/5949281001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019142121/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/02/oath-keepers-hack-exposes-law-enforcement-officers-across-us/5949281001/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Lucas |first=Ryan |date=April 10, 2021 |title=Who Are The Oath Keepers? Militia Group, Founder Scrutinized In Capitol Riot Probe |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/10/985428402/who-are-the-oath-keepers-militia-group-founder-scrutinized-in-capitol-riot-probe |access-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124213730/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/10/985428402/who-are-the-oath-keepers-militia-group-founder-scrutinized-in-capitol-riot-probe |url-status=live }}

In November 2021, DDoSecrets released 1.8 terabytes of police helicopter surveillance footage from the Dallas Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol.{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Lily Hay |date=November 5, 2021 |title=1.8 TB of Police Helicopter Surveillance Footage Leaks Online |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-police-helicopter-data-leak/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228012918/https://www.wired.com/story/ddosecrets-police-helicopter-data-leak/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Murney |first=Michael |title=Leaked Dallas Police Helicopter Surveillance Footage Raises Privacy Concerns |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/amidst-federal-data-security-investigation-18-tb-of-dpd-surveillance-footage-leaks-online-12777947 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108175052/https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/amidst-federal-data-security-investigation-18-tb-of-dpd-surveillance-footage-leaks-online-12777947 |url-status=live }}

In February 2022, after many anonymous donors supported the 2022 Freedom Convoy, DDoSecrets began providing journalists and researchers with a hacked list of donors' personal information from GiveSendGo. Later that month, GiveSendGo was hacked again, exposing donors for every campaign in the site's history, which DDoSecrets gave to journalists and researchers.{{Cite web |last=Thalen |first=Mikael |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Donation site used by Freedom Convoy suffers 3rd data leak in two weeks |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/givesendgo-trucker-convoy-hack-leak/ |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305001125/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/givesendgo-trucker-convoy-hack-leak/ |url-status=live }}

In May 2022, DDoSecrets published 128,700 emails allegedly associated with a Hunter Biden laptop that were being circulated by allies of and former staff of President Donald Trump. DDoSecrets said it published the emails "to counteract possible deceptions by persons with an agenda who are currently distributing the dataset without the relevant context or warnings," because there were "considerable issues with this dataset including signs of tampering" and "more than one altered or implanted emails".{{Cite web |last=Vicens |first=A. J. |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Hunter Biden emails that Trump allies shared contain signs of possible 'tampering,' analysis suggests |url=https://cyberscoop.com/hunter-biden-emails-possible-tampering-trump-allies/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=CyberScoop |language=en-US |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217130851/https://cyberscoop.com/hunter-biden-emails-possible-tampering-trump-allies/ |url-status=live }} DDoSecrets also made a copy of the alleged laptop available to journalists and researchers.

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, DDoSecrets published more than 40 datasets of Russian leaks, totaling at least 5.8 terabytes.{{Cite news |last1=Conger |first1=Kate |last2=Sanger |first2=David E. |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Hackers Claim to Target Russian Institutions in Barrage of Cyberattacks and Leaks |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/us/politics/hackers-russia-cyberattacks.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422231640/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/us/politics/hackers-russia-cyberattacks.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Micah |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Russia Is Losing a War Against Hackers Stealing Huge Amounts of Data |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/04/22/russia-hackers-leaked-data-ukraine-war/ |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=The Intercept |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423001408/https://theintercept.com/2022/04/22/russia-hackers-leaked-data-ukraine-war/ |url-status=live }} Emma Best estimated that the group had published over six million Russian documents in under two months after the war began. NBC News reported that the site "might be the single best public repository of all the Russian files purportedly leaked since the start of the invasion",{{Cite web |last=Collier |first=Kevin |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Hackers flood internet with what they say are Russian companies' files |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hackers-flood-internet-say-are-russian-companies-files-rcna21853 |access-date=April 6, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406000620/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hackers-flood-internet-say-are-russian-companies-files-rcna21853 |url-status=live }} and The Intercept wrote that it had become the "de facto home" for Russian leaks.

In September, they published Fuerzas Represivas, a collection of military documents from Latin America and Mexico totaling more than 13 terabytes, which Emma Best called "the largest leak in history". The leak included the Chilean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Mexican Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2023 |title=The politics and power of Latin American hacktivists Guacamaya |url=https://cyberscoop.com/guacamaya-hacktivist-group-latin-america-interview/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=CyberScoop |language=en-US |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124213247/https://cyberscoop.com/guacamaya-hacktivist-group-latin-america-interview/ |url-status=live }}

In November, they published documents from Innwa Bank in Myanmar{{Cite web |title=Big banks face scrutiny over business with Myanmar lender |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/11/3/anz-uob-accused-of-doing-business-with-myanmar-militarys-bank |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926131248/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/11/3/anz-uob-accused-of-doing-business-with-myanmar-militarys-bank |url-status=live }} and republished files from Liberty Counsel.{{Cite web |title=Liberty Counsel Used Documents From Gab, ADF for Its Anti-COVID Vaccine Campaign |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/01/liberty-counsel-used-documents-gab-adf-its-anti-covid-vaccine-campaign |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222230544/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/01/liberty-counsel-used-documents-gab-adf-its-anti-covid-vaccine-campaign |url-status=live }}

In January 2023, DDoSecrets published files from ODIN Intelligence, a contractor for law enforcement and police departments.{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Zack |date=January 15, 2023 |title=ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/15/odin-intelligence-website-defaced-sweepwizard/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926221903/https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/15/odin-intelligence-website-defaced-sweepwizard/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |date=January 21, 2023 |title=Police Contractor That Promised to Track Homeless People Hacked |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/odin-intelligence-hacked/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031135241/https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyjnq/odin-intelligence-hacked |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2023 |title=Leaked Police Files Offer Clues on How Cops Use Data Firms |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/hackers-claimed-to-breach-a-police-vendor-spilling-data-trove |access-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624051621/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/hackers-claimed-to-breach-a-police-vendor-spilling-data-trove |url-status=live }} They also published files from the Cyprus-based corporate service provider MeritServus.{{Cite web |last=Sharife (OCCRP) |first=Khadija |title=Credit Suisse Banked Abramovich Fortune Held in Secret Offshore Companies |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/credit-suisse-banked-abramovich-fortune-held-in-secret-offshore-companies |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927042310/https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/credit-suisse-banked-abramovich-fortune-held-in-secret-offshore-companies |url-status=live }}

In February 2023, DDoSecrets published documents from the 2022–2023 Pentagon document leak,{{Cite web |last=Klippenstein |first=Ken |date=May 24, 2023 |title=Leaked Report: "CIA Does Not Know" If Israel Plans to Bomb Iran |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/05/24/cia-israel-iran-strike-leaked-documents/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030657/https://theintercept.com/2023/05/24/cia-israel-iran-strike-leaked-documents/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Olivares |first=Jose |date=May 26, 2023 |title=The U.S. Is Unhappy That Mexico Is Spending Money on Its Own Citizens |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/05/26/mexico-us-government-social-spending-infrastructure/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927011836/https://theintercept.com/2023/05/26/mexico-us-government-social-spending-infrastructure/ |url-status=live }} and tax records from Myanmar.{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Western firms certified as socially responsible trade in Myanmar teak linked to the military regime - ICIJ |newspaper=Icij |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/myanmar-teak-trade-sanctions-military-regime/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026201003/https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/myanmar-teak-trade-sanctions-military-regime/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Rushe |first1=Dominic |last2=Mathiason |first2=Nick |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Revealed: how world's biggest fossil fuel firms 'profited in Myanmar after coup' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/01/myanmar-oil-gas-companies-profits-regime-coup |access-date=October 8, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031170801/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/01/myanmar-oil-gas-companies-profits-regime-coup |url-status=live }}

In August 2023, DDoSecrets published over 500,000 documents and other files from the National Police of Paraguay.{{Cite web |title=Policía, hackeada: se habrían filtrado más de 500.000 documentos e imágenes - Policiales - ABC Color |url=https://www.abc.com.py/policiales/2023/08/17/policia-hackeada-se-habrian-filtrado-mas-de-500000-documentos-e-imagenes/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=www.abc.com.py |language=es |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921163729/https://www.abc.com.py/policiales/2023/08/17/policia-hackeada-se-habrian-filtrado-mas-de-500000-documentos-e-imagenes/ |url-status=live }} In October, they published intelligence documents about investigations involving former president of Paraguay Horacio Cartes.{{Citation |title=Nota aclaratoria |date=June 30, 2020 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1675c6d.3 |work=¡A esta santa Bárbara jamás me encomendé! |pages=XIII–XIV |access-date=October 8, 2023 |publisher=Editorial Universidad del Rosario|doi=10.2307/j.ctv1675c6d.3 |s2cid=242953330 |url-access=subscription }} They also published emails and documents from Ethiopia's Financial Intelligence Service.{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Ethiopia: World Health Organization Director General Targeted by Ethiopian Government |url=https://www.pplaaf.org/2023/09/29/world-health-organization-director-general-targeted-by-ethiopian-government.html |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=PPLAAF |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018072207/https://www.pplaaf.org/2023/09/29/world-health-organization-director-general-targeted-by-ethiopian-government.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2023 |title=The Secret Plot Against the Head of the World Health Organization |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/the-secret-plot-against-the-head-of-the-world-health-organization/48853902 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225055010/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/the-secret-plot-against-the-head-of-the-world-health-organization/48853902 |url-status=live }}

In November 2023, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project joined with more than 40 media partners including Cerosetenta / 070,{{cite web |title=495: Inside the NarcoFiles |url=https://muckrack.com/podcast/colombia-calling-the-english-voice-in-colombia/episodes/3445905-495-inside-the-narcofiles/#! |website=muckrack.com |access-date=December 25, 2023 |date=November 14, 2023}} Vorágine,{{cite web |title=¿Qué es NarcoFiles: El nuevo orden criminal? Todo lo que necesitas saber |url=https://voragine.co/historias/investigacion/que-es-narcofiles-el-nuevo-orden-criminal-todo-lo-que-necesitas-saber/ |website=Voragine |access-date=December 25, 2023 |language=es-CO |date=November 6, 2023}} the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística (CLIP){{cite web |title=Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre NarcoFiles |url=https://www.elclip.org/todo-lo-que-necesitas-saber-sobre-los-narcofiles/ |website=El Clip |access-date=December 25, 2023 |language=es-CO |date=November 6, 2023}} and Distributed Denial of Secrets and journalists in 23 countries and territories for the largest investigative project on organized crime to originate in Latin America, producing the 'NarcoFiles' report. The investigation was based on more than seven million emails from the Colombian prosecutor's office which had been hacked by Guacamaya, including correspondence with embassies and authorities around the world. The files dated from 2001-2022 and included audio clips, PDFs, spreadsheets, and calendars.{{Cite web |last=OCCRP |title=What Is 'NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order'? Everything You Need To Know |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/what-is-narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order-everything-you-need-to-know |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110161100/https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/what-is-narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order-everything-you-need-to-know |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting |title=NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224160248/https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/ |url-status=live }} The investigation revealed new details about the global drug trade and over 44 tons of "controlled deliveries" carried out to infiltrate the drug trade{{Cite web |title=The Highway to Europe: Inside a Global Drug Collaboration - OCCRP |url=https://cdn.occrp.org/projects/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/en/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=The Highway to Europe: Inside a Global Drug Collaboration - OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127045317/https://cdn.occrp.org/projects/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/en/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |author1=Kevin G. Hall (OCCRP) |author2=Nathan Jaccard (OCCRP) |author3=Jacqueline Charles (Miami Herald) |author4=Juanita Vélez (CLIP-OCCRP) |title=Colombian Leak Gives Rare Glimpse Into Secretive World of 'Controlled' Drug Deliveries |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/colombian-leak-gives-rare-glimpse-into-secretive-world-of-controlled-drug-deliveries |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220124637/https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/colombian-leak-gives-rare-glimpse-into-secretive-world-of-controlled-drug-deliveries |url-status=live }} and how criminals corrupt politicians, bankers, accountants, lawyers, law enforcement agents, hackers, logistics experts, and journalists in order to use logistical, financial, and digital infrastructures.{{Cite web |last=Radu |first=Paul |title=The Transnational Public Enemy |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/the-transnational-public-enemy |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=OCCRP |language=en |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224160244/https://www.occrp.org/en/narcofiles-the-new-criminal-order/the-transnational-public-enemy |url-status=live }}

Also in November 2023, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, {{ill|Paper trail media|lt=Paper Trail Media|de}} and 69 media partners including Distributed Denial of Secrets and the OCCRP and more than 270 journalists in 55 countries and territories{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Inside Cyprus Confidential: The data-driven journalism that helped expose an island under Russian influence - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/leaked-data-journalism-methodology/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130214812/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/leaked-data-journalism-methodology/ |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=About the Cyprus Confidential investigation - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/about-cyprus-confidential-investigation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121093552/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/about-cyprus-confidential-investigation/ |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |language=en-US}} produced the 'Cyprus Confidential' report on the financial network which supports the regime of Vladimir Putin, mostly with connections to Cyprus, and showed Cyprus to have strong links with high-up figures in the Kremlin, some of whom have been sanctioned.{{cite news |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Cyprus Confidential: Leaked Roman Abramovich documents raise fresh questions for Chelsea FC: ICIJ-led investigation reveals how Mediterranean island ignores Russian atrocities and western sanctions to cash in on Putin's oligarchs |language=en |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2023/11/15/cyprus-confidential-leaked-roman-abramovich-documents-raise-fresh-questions-for-chelsea-fc/ |access-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115073523/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2023/11/15/cyprus-confidential-leaked-roman-abramovich-documents-raise-fresh-questions-for-chelsea-fc/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Cyprus Confidential - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/ |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=www.icij.org |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224150800/https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/ |url-status=live }} Government officials including Cyprus president Nikos Christodoulides and European lawmakers began responding to the investigation's findings in less than 24 hours, calling for reforms and launching probes.

In 2024, DDoSecrets launched the "Greenhouse Project" to preserve censored information and create a "warming effect to reverse the chilling effects of censorship" as part of its broader mission to ensure the free transmission of data in the public interest by making itself a "publisher of last resort". The first entry in the project was a November 16, 2023 Reuters story that alleged that a hacking-for-hire firm called Appin had stolen secrets from executives, politicians, military officials, and wealthy elites around the globe and supporting documents. The story was removed by Reuters following an order from a district court in New Delhi, India.

At the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) conference in June, DDoSecrets announced that the next entry in the Greenhouse Project was mirroring all of WikiLeaks' data after datasets became unavailable to download from the site and Julian Assange's plea deal required the organization to remove information. Emma Best said that the goal was making the WikiLeaks data more accessible and resilient against additional censorship and future website failures. Some of the data were things that DDoSecrets said they "would have handled that data differently than WikiLeaks did, the data is out there and we shouldn't act as censors for it".

In July 2024, DDoSecrets published dossiers on Israel Defense Forces soldiers.{{Cite web |title=Israelische Soldaten und ihre Verwandten im Visier der Hamas-Cyberspione |url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/3000000229280/israelische-soldaten-und-ihre-verwandten-im-visier-der-hamas-cyberspione |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=DER STANDARD |language=de-AT}} Later that month, they published more than a million emails, documents and other files from the Israeli Ministry of Justice.{{Cite web |title=Israel Maneuvered to Prevent Disclosure of State Secrets amid WhatsApp vs NSO Lawsuit |url=https://forbiddenstories.org/actualites_posts/israel-maneuvered-to-prevent-disclosure-of-state-secrets-amid-whatsapp-vs-nso-lawsuit/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Forbidden Stories |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=Israel: Israel's attempt to sway WhatsApp case casts doubt on its ability to deal with NSO spyware cases. |url=https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/07/israels-attempt-to-sway-whatsapp-case-casts-doubt-on-its-ability-to-deal-with-nso-spyware/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Amnesty International Security Lab |language=en-US}} The files show that Israel tried to protect NSO Group from the WhatsApp lawsuit{{Cite web |author=Tim Cushing |date=2024-07-29 |title=NSO Group Asked Israeli Government To Help It Hide Malware Docs From WhatsApp |url=https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/29/nso-group-asked-israeli-government-to-help-it-hide-malware-docs-from-whatsapp/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Techdirt |language=en-US}} and that Israel tried to avoid FARA and US lobbying laws.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-18 |title=Leaked documents reveal Israel's strategy to avoid US foreign lobbying law - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-815198 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

• Cryptome
• Cyprus Confidential
• International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
• Offshore Leaks

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