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‘Big Balls’ in Biggest Ever Social Security Leak: Whistleblower (archive.ph)

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A Social Security whistleblower says hundreds of millions of Americans are at risk after their personal data was recklessly uploaded to a vulnerable cloud server, which one of the most notorious DOGE operatives, “Big Balls,” could access.

Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, said DOGE members uploaded a database containing records of all Social Security numbers issued by the federal government, full names, addresses, birth dates and other details that could be used to steal their identities, according to the complaint obtained by the New York Times.

The move “potentially violated multiple federal statutes” protecting sensitive government data, Borges wrote, and could result in a “catastrophic impact” for Social Security beneficiaries and programs if compromised.

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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago

I'm surprised that these unvetted, uncleared, inexperienced and quite frankly downright shady characters managed by an incapable, incompetent, egoistical narcissist would be capable of such a thing! I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!