A whistleblower warns a mishandled cloud copy of Social Security data could put millions at lifelong risk and force SSNs to change.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/60478981

Borges alleges that a little-known federal tech team called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, copied the government’s master Social Security database into a cloud system that lacked normal oversight.

If his account is correct, the mishandling of this information could expose hundreds of millions of people to fraud and abuse for the rest of their lives.

  • bitteroldcoot@piefed.socialEnglish
    55·
    3 days ago

    At this point my ss number has been stolen by so many people I’m not sure this matters.

    I still want Elon nailed to a pole by his genitalia and set on fire for what he and big balls did.

    But I use to work for the DOD and the Chinese kept breaking into OPM’s computers and stealing everything about me. So I’m pretty sure my clone is out there somewhere enjoying my high credit score.

      • tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        Maybe they just wanted to live a good, honest life and needed a good Citizen Consumer Score to be allowed to.

      • coolfission@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        That’s why you freeze your credit to prevent fraud applications. It’s super easy to do but most people don’t know that you can freeze/unfreeze it anytime by creating an account with the big 3 bureaus.