US EditionDOGE put Social Security numbers on cloud server at risk of hacking: Senate Democrat
A Senate investigation warns that DOGE’s unvetted staff created cybersecurity risks at key federal agencies, with a 35-65% chance of catastrophic data breach, risking millions of Americans’ data.
- A report released Thursday by Senator Gary Peters detailed how DOGE created serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities at SSA, OPM and GSA and allegedly made a live cloud copy of all U.S. Social Security records.
- President Donald Trump created DOGE at the beginning of 2025 to improve efficiency, and Elon Musk initially led DOGE before departing in May with savings targets cut to $150 billion.
- Agency officials denied DOGE teams existed and limited oversight access, while HSGAC investigators found workspaces cordoned off under armed guard, barred from photographing GSA technical areas, and denied Starlink infrastructure access.
- The report urges agencies to revoke DOGE access to sensitive systems, and the GSA Inspector General's FY 2026 audit plan lists DOGE activities as priorities while hundreds of fired employees were asked to return this week.
- HSGAC's six-month investigation found DOGE mishandling placed U.S. citizens at high risk, with an SSA internal risk assessment estimating a 35 to 65 percent chance of a catastrophic impact, possibly requiring reissuing every Social Security number.
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Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans' Data
Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans’ Data This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client Charles Borges and was originally published here. At the height of its power, the Department of Government Efficiency was operating out of headquarters that had become a haphazard scene of armed guards, makeshift bedrooms, children’s toys and windows obscured with garbage bags, according to a new repo…
DOGE put your Social Security Number on a cloud server with up to a 65% risk of getting hacked: Senate report
A newly released report from Senate Democrats alleges that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has “copied Americans’ sensitive Social Security and employment data into a cloud database without any verified security controls” and is “operating outside federal law, with unchecked access to Americans’ personal data” at the Social Security Administration (SSA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Office of Personnel Manage…
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