Whistleblower Alleges DOGE Uploaded Social Security Database to Vulnerable Cloud Server
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Summary
A whistleblower complaint from the Social Security Administration's chief data officer alleges that the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded a live copy of the Social Security database containing hundreds of millions of records to a vulnerable cloud server, potentially compromising the personal information of most Americans. The complaint states that top agency officials approved this decision in June, creating significant security risks.
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Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, said in a newly released whistleblower complaint published Tuesday that other top agency officials signed off on a decision in June to upload "a live copy of the country’s Social Security information in a cloud"
putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise
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