US EditionDOGE put Social Security data in ‘vulnerable cloud environment’: Whistleblower
Chief Data Officer Charles Borges alleges that DOGE copied over 450 million Social Security records to a cloud server lacking independent security controls, raising risks of identity theft and fraud.
- In June, Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded a copy of the Social Security Administration's NUMIDENT database to a vulnerable cloud, risking more than 300 million Americans' data.
- A June 10 request by John Solly, a former DOGE employee, prompted a copy of NUMIDENT to SSA's AWS cloud after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction, and Aram Moghaddassi authorized provisional access in July.
- The NUMIDENT master file contains names, Social Security numbers, birth details, and parents' names, and the copied cloud environment described in the complaint lacked independent security, monitoring, and oversight, with career cybersecurity officials at the SSA calling the move very high risk.
- Advocates and watchdogs urged authorities to take oversight action after Charles Borges, SSA chief data officer, warned breaches could cause identity theft and benefit losses, filing complaints with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel and members of Congress.
- A watchdog letter argued the actions violated FISMA by placing a High-Value Asset with data on over 450 million people in an uncontrolled environment, while the Government Accountability Project flags potential CFAA and privacy violations linked to DOGE.
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Social Security Whistleblower Goes After DOGE
A whistleblower alleges that DOGE has put critical Social Security data on hundreds of millions of Americans at risk, reports the New York Times . The new complaint says members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded the Social Security Administration's database to a risky server, creating "enormous vulnerabilities," per Forbes...
Anchorage Daily News
The Washington PostSocial Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data
Chief Data Officer Charles Borges said sensitive data was uploaded to a digital cloud, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people.
DOGE put Americans’ Social Security records at risk, whistleblower says
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.
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Malware Analysis, News and IndicatorsDOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system
Cloud copy of database “lacks any security oversight,” whistleblower alleges.
Whistleblower: DOGE put critical social security data at risk | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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 filed by the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer.
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