Charles Borges, chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, alleges Doge staff copied and uploaded a live copy of the nation's Social Security numerical identification database to a cloud server lacking independent oversight. The uploaded database allegedly contained names, birthdates, race and ethnicity, family member names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security numbers for hundreds of millions of U.S. citizens and residents. The actions allegedly created a substantial and specific threat to public health and safety and amounted to violations of laws, abuse of authority, and gross mismanagement. The Social Security Administration said sensitive data had not been compromised and that personal data remains in secure, internet-isolated environments with robust safeguards.
The complaint from Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the SSA, alleges that Doge staffers effectively created a live copy of the entire country's social security data from its numerical identification system database. The information is a goldmine for bad actors, the complaint alleges, and was placed on a server without independent oversight that only Doge officials could access.
The Social Security Administration denied that the sensitive data had been compromised and stated that it takes all whistleblower complaints seriously. SSA stores all personal data in secure environments that have robust safeguards in place to protect vital information. The data referenced in the complaint is stored in a longstanding environment used by SSA and walled off from the internet, an SSA spokesperson said. We are not aware of any compromise to this environment and remain dedicated to
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