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SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access

SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access

The top data official from the Social Security Administration is warning that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has put the Social Security information of more than 300 million Americans at risk of exposure to malicious actors. A new whistleblower disclosure from SSA Chief Data Officer Charles Borges reported that DOGE officials, while working at SSA, authorized themselves to …

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Elon Musk’s DOGE copied entire Social Security database to an insecure cloud system, whistleblower says

Elon Musk’s DOGE copied entire Social Security database to an insecure cloud system, whistleblower says

The Social Security Administration’s Chief Data Officer is blowing the whistle on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE. According to the Government Accountability Project, which is representing whistleblower Charles Borges, DOGE officials have risked the security of more than 300 million Americans by creating a “live copy of the country’s Social Security …

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Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data – The Washington Post

Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data  The Washington Post Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers  NPR DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says  The New York Times SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access  Federal News Network Whistleblower complaint alleges DOGE uploaded all Social Security numbers to an unsecured server  ABC News …

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Trump’s DOGE put millions’ Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says

Trump’s DOGE put millions’ Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel’s office Tuesday. Whistleblower Charles Borges, who worked as the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration since …

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DOGE put Social Security numbers and other data on a risky server, whistleblower alleges

DOGE put Social Security numbers and other data on a risky server, whistleblower alleges

The Department of Government Efficiency put the personal data of millions of Americans, including Social Security numbers, on a vulnerable server in June, according to a new whistleblower complaint. The report, filed by the chief data officer for the Social Security Administration (SSA), Charles Borges, alleges that the actions of multiple DOGE staffers “constitute violations of laws, rules, and regulations, …

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Whistleblower says DOGE put Social Security numbers at risk : NPR

Whistleblower says DOGE put Social Security numbers at risk : NPR

A closed entrance to the Social Security Administration headquarters sits empty in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20. Wesley Lapointe/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wesley Lapointe/The Washington Post/Getty Images A whistleblower says that a former senior DOGE official now at the Social Security Administration copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to …

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US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data | Trump administration

US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data | Trump administration

A US appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing sensitive data on Americans. The Virginia-based fourth US circuit court of appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions were unlikely to prevail on claims that Doge would …

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US court says Trump's DOGE team can access sensitive data – Reuters

US court says Trump’s DOGE team can access sensitive data  Reuters DOGE lands big legal win as appeals court strikes down preliminary injunction  Fox News Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies  The New York Times US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data  The Guardian Appeals court lifts block on DOGE access …

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