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All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat (www.ecoticias.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Cnote5@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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According to a protected disclosure filed with the Office of Special Counsel, Borges told the Government Accountability Project that DOGE officials working at Social Security created a “live copy” of the country’s Social Security records in a separate cloud environment that sidestepped usual security checks.

The group says those lapses put the Social Security information of more than 300 million Americans at risk.

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago

lol I can confirm this, just gave my ssn to a reputable company’s hr system. And it says that info is already exists..

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was going to guess that it was one of Trump's idiot corrupt collaborators or AI, and here it is, Elon Musk's idiot collaborators.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

You mean I couldn't trust my private data with Big Balls?

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

They needed to be changed 5 data breaches ago. Thank you Equifax :)

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Another victory for Small Government and the Private Sector, puh-raise JEE-zuz-ah!

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

American government is again a laughingstock. Another comedy episode for the plutocrats in Moscow.

[–] Nomad64@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Link to the interview where this article seems to be deriving its information from: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whistleblower-responds-after-doj-confirms-doge-mishandled-social-security-data

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[–] Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They “leak” the numbers, then only issue new ones to the people they like…

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[–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks Doge. Daily reminder. Fuck Elon.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

Honestly, having SSNs as identification in the first place is the main problem

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

I need to move

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The onus is put on me to protect my info and identity but it’s never my fault when these breaches happen. It’s always a third party or a govt org that drops the ball. It’s so frustrating.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

And now you have keyed in on why it never changes…the people responsible are never held accountable, so why would they do anything differently?

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