A federal judge's order has temporarily halted Elon Musk's team from accessing the Treasury Department's payment systems, raising concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer highlighted risks associated with Musk's cost-cutting efforts, which have attracted criticisms from cybersecurity experts. The lawyers argue that the unrestricted access granted by the Treasury could facilitate hacks, especially from foreign intelligence, with only vague assurances about security. This controversy led to a restraining order against Musk’s team until a further hearing is scheduled, aiming to protect sensitive information within the department.
The activities of Mr. Musk's government cost-cutting effort...risk the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information and render the Treasury's systems more vulnerable than before to hacking.
There was no description of how their work would be secured and plenty of reason to believe that it would make it easier for Chinese and Russian intelligence services to target the Treasury's systems.
Judge Engelmayer endorsed the argument made by 19 attorneys general as they sought a temporary restraining order to get Mr. Musk's workers out of the Treasury systems.
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