Whistleblower Alleges Security Breach of 300 Million Americans' Personal Data at Social Security Administration
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Summary
A whistleblower complaint alleges that a former senior DOGE official, now at the Social Security Administration, copied the personal data of over 300 million Americans - including Social Security numbers, names, and birthdates - to a private cloud environment. This private cloud is reportedly accessible by other former DOGE employees at SSA and lacks adequate security measures, potentially exposing massive amounts of sensitive personal information to identity theft and unauthorized access.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledcopied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud
private cloud environment is accessible by other former DOGE employees at the SSA and is lacking adequate security
potentially putting an enormous amount of private information at risk to being revealed and possibly used by identity thieves
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