Court filings reveal Doge staff exposed Americans' Social Security data, triggering Hatch Act probes
TL;DR
Federal court filings show Doge employees accessed and shared Social Security data via an unauthorized channel, including an encrypted file that may contain about 1,000 names and addresses; SSA learned of the breach in November and flagged potential Hatch Act violations, with referrals to investigators as lawmakers call for prosecutions in a lawsuit to block Doge from SSA access.
- Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals The Guardian
- DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows The New York Times
- AARP calls for accountability over DOGE sharing Social Security data The Hill
- Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data Politico
- DOGE employees may have improperly accessed social security data, DOJ says Axios
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