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DOGE officials copied millions of Social Security numbers, whistleblower says

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A complaint filed by a whistleblower alleges that members of the Department of Government Efficiency copied the sensitive data of millions of Americans to an internal system.

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Whistleblower: DOGE put critical social security data at risk | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    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…

  2. The New Republic

    DOGE Minions Put All Your Social Security Data Into Hackable Cloud (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    A whistleblower is warning that DOGE has massively screwed things up at the Social Security Administration.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    DOGE put over 300M Americans' Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    More than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials' handling of sensitive information, a whistleblower alleged.

  4. NPR

    Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    DOGE put critical Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

  6. MyNorthwest

    After Trump's DOGE action, 300 million people's Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive

  7. CNN

    DOGE put Americans’ Social Security records at risk, whistleblower says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Department of Government Efficiency employees at the Social Security Administration put the records of more than 300 million Americans at risk by creating a copy of the data in a vulnerable cloud computing server, the agency’s chief data officer said in a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday.

  8. The Guardian

    Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    SSA official alleges that Doge staff uploaded personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans to vulnerable cloud server

  9. Forbes

    Whistleblower Alleges DOGE Compromised All Federal Social Security Numbers: ‘Enormous Vulnerabilities’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Social Security Administration chief data officer Charles Borges made the allegations in a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday.

  10. Engadget

    Whistleblower claims DOGE uploaded Social Security data to unsecure cloud server (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The IT Chief for the Social Security Administration has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging improper handling of the nation's data.

  11. FOX 5 DC

    DOGE officials copied millions of Social Security numbers, whistleblower says (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A complaint filed by a whistleblower alleges that members of the Department of Government Efficiency copied the sensitive data of millions of Americans to an internal system.

  12. Kiplinger

    DOGE Compromised Social Security Data, Says Whistleblower (opens Kiplinger)

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    Kiplinger's feed description

    The whistleblower accused the DOGE officials of copying over 300 million Social Security numbers.

  13. NBC News

    DOGE put Social Security numbers and other data on a risky server, whistleblower alleges (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Department of Government Efficiency put Social Security numbers and other sensitive data on a vulnerable server, a new whistleblower complaint alleges.

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