"A new report from Senate Democrats claims members of Elon Musk's DOGE team have access to the Social Security Numbers of all Americans in a cloud server lacking verified security measures, despite an internal assessment of potential "catastrophic" risk. The report, released by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), cites numerous disclosures from whistleblowers, including one who said a worst-case scenario could involve having to re-issue SSNs to everyone in the country."
"As outlined in the report, DOGE staffers moved a live copy of Americans' personal information to a cloud server despite an internal risk assessment done by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that determined the impact could be "catastrophic" without the proper safeguards. The report notes that this information is considered "production data," potentially allowing DOGE to "directly manipulate" it. In addition to SSNs, the database reportedly includes Americans' place and date of birth, work permit status, and parents' names."
Members of Elon Musk's DOGE team have access to Americans' Social Security numbers stored on a cloud server that lacks verified security measures. An internal Social Security Administration risk assessment found the potential impact could be "catastrophic" without proper safeguards. Whistleblower disclosures warned that a worst-case outcome could require re-issuing SSNs to every American. DOGE staffers moved a live copy of production data to the cloud, which could allow direct manipulation. The database reportedly contains Social Security numbers, place and date of birth, work permit status, and parents' names, raising severe nationwide privacy and security concerns.
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