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fromTheregister
2 days ago

SSA asked to explain response to DOGE whistleblower

Senator Mike Crapo demands answers on alleged duplication of the Numident database to an unmanaged test cloud and seeks immediate confirmation of any unauthorized access.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago
Information security

DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system

Whistleblower alleges SSA officials authorized moving NUMIDENT data to an unsecured cloud, risking exposure of over 450 million people's sensitive information and violating federal laws.
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago
Information security

Whistleblower says DOGE behaving badly at SSA

SSA chief data officer alleges an unauthorized NUMIDENT database copy by Trump's DOGE in an uncontrolled cloud exposed all Americans' Social Security records.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Whistleblower Says DOGE Stashed 300 Million Social Security IDs on Vulnerable' Server

A whistleblower accused officials tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of putting the personal details of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk by uploading the Social Security Administration's (SSA) most sensitive database into a vulnerable cloud server. Charles Borges, the SSA's chief data officer, made the allegation in a complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel and Congress in which he warned that DOGE's handling of the so-called Numident file, which contains every Social Security number ever issued, exposed the data to enormous vulnerabilities.
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