Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database in June to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk of being leaked or hacked, according to a whistle-blower complaint filed by the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer.

The database contains records of all Social Security numbers issued by the federal government. It includes individuals’ full names, addresses and birth dates, among other details that could be used to steal their identities, making it one of the nation’s most sensitive repositories of personal information.

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    3 days ago

    LOL, “at risk”.

    Wasn’t breaking an institution like this the fucking point? Meaning, leaking all of our data only builds more distrust and resentment towards “big government”, thus further eroding trust in a much-beloved government program like Social Security, something the cons and the Republicans fucking hate and want to end?

    I’d be surprised if it wasn’t copied somewhere so it can be “accidentally” leaked at an opportune time.

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      3 days ago

      Two years of free credit monitoring, which when you sign up for explicitly in the fine print gives permission for the credit monitoring service to sell your data.