DOGE put Social Security data in ‘vulnerable cloud environment’: Whistleblower

Whistleblower alleges Elon Musk's program uploaded US social security data to vulnerable database: 'Abuse of authority'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has drawn the ire of many Americans — including tech titan Bill Gates — since its inception. Now, a whistleblower has told The Guardian that Americans' Social Security information may have been exposed.  DOGE's approach to "streamlining" government programs was a fast-moving one from the very start, pulling the plug on vital programs and decimating the civil service, and the aft…

Social Security info for 300M people at risk due to 'lack of oversight'

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The data of more than 300 million Americans is at risk, a watchdog group said in a recent letter to lawmakers, due to a "lack of security oversight." Roughly 86% of the nation's population could have their data breached and that had one man in Chillicothe, afraid as he's been through this before. "I've already had that done to me," said Mike Dowell. "I don't want people to have that done again. Personally, I wish they'd hu…

DOGE put Social Security data of millions of Americans at risk, whistleblower says

DOGE has created "a live copy of the entire country’s Social Security information," a Social Security official says in a whistleblower complaint.

DOGE put Social Security data at risk, official says

What happenedDOGE operatives uploaded a full copy of a crucial Social Security database to a vulnerable cloud server only they can access, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk, Social Security Administration Chief Data Officer Charles Borges said in a whistleblower complaint Tuesday. The database contains every Social Security number plus corresponding full names, addresses, birthdates and other informati…

Whistleblower says DOGE staffers put Americans' Social Security records at risk

DOGE personnel set up the dataset copy despite a security assessment that the plan was “high-risk,” the complaint alleged.

DOGE put critical Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database in June to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk of being leaked or hacked, according to a whistleblower complaint filed by the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer.