Thursday, August 28, 2025

DOGE Accused of Copying Entire Social Security Database to Cloud

A Social Security Administration (SSA) official alleged in a whistleblower disclosure that DOGE officials created "a live copy of the country's Social Security information in a cloud environment that circumvents oversight."

Posted by LampLighter at 09:30 PM | 17 COMMENTS | permalink

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... Chuck Borges, the SSA's Chief Data Officer (CDO), "has become aware through reports to him of serious data security lapses, evidently orchestrated by DOGE officials, currently employed as SSA employees, that risk the security of over 300 million Americans' Social Security data," the Government Accountability Project said in a letter sent today to members of Congress and the US Office of Special Counsel. The nonprofit Government Accountability Project is representing Borges.

Although it has been widely reported that DOGE sought and obtained access to Social Security records in its attempt to find evidence of fraud, the letter to lawmakers said the live copy of SSA's database hasn't previously been disclosed. DOGE's actions were taken "under the authority of SSA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Aram Moghaddassi" and violate SSA protocols and policies, the letter said. ...

In a statement provided to Ars today, the SSA denied storing data in an insecure environment and said it is not aware of any compromise. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 06:39 PM

@#1 ... it is not aware of any compromise. ...

Of course, SSA said it was not aware of a compromise.

Is it a compromise if the SSA did the alleged move of data?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 06:41 PM

The cloud is the compromise.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-28 07:13 PM

@#3 ... The cloud is the compromise. ...

Yup.

But my main question remains --- why is DOGE copying the SSA data *anywhere*?


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 08:03 PM

They're a bunch of ------- imbeciles.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-28 08:04 PM

#5: Maybe the DOGE losers gamble with our SSA money here: i.ytimg.com

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-28 08:20 PM


But my main question remains --- why is DOGE copying the SSA data *anywhere*?
#4 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

To test code, typically you wouldn't use production data, but SSA might not have a "test" deatbase. You have never worked in IT have you?

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-08-28 08:22 PM

@#7 ... To test code, typically you wouldn't use production data, but SSA might not have a "test" deatbase. ...

To test their code, I'd say that the SSA has the appropriate tools and data available.

... You have never worked in IT have you? ...

I have worked in IT.

But, has your current alias ever worked in reality?

Do try harder.


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 08:36 PM

@#5 ... They're a bunch of f!!king imbeciles. ...

Yeah, that would be my first thought.

But, then, I'd have to be curious about the reason why a copy of the entire SSA database would need to be copied to some apparently insecure cloud service.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 08:39 PM

OK, let me ask the question once again, and bluntly ...

What is Pres Trump's justification for the alleged wholesale copying of SSA data to an apparent insecure cloud website?



#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 10:02 PM

As a taxpayer, I hope the cloud being used for illegal purposes FedRAMP approved.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-28 10:22 PM

@#5 ... They're a bunch of f!!king imbeciles. ...
Yeah, that would be my first thought.
But, then, I'd have to be curious about the reason why a copy of the entire SSA database would need to be copied to some apparently insecure cloud service.
#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 08:39 PM

What is "In Moscow?" Did I win?

#12 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-08-28 10:28 PM

@11 ... As a taxpayer, I hope the cloud being used for illegal purposes FedRAMP approved. ...

FedRAMP® provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud service offerings.
www.fedramp.gov

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 10:47 PM

@#10

OK, let me ask the question once again, and bluntly ...

What is Pres Trump's justification for the alleged wholesale copying of SSA data to an apparent insecure cloud website?

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-28 10:49 PM

No surprise here, except that whistleblowers are complaining to the press. It's very likely that the DOGE MUSK-eteers uploaded every single file they could from every agency they could and most of it maybe on the cloud we're sitting in some server in Iceland or the Arctic somewhere.

What better way to screw America in the American people then to upload every single bite of data on government information systems and then be able to secretly sell it to whatever adversary is willing to pay for that information, Treason from Putins best friend forever.

#15 | Posted by Augustine at 2025-08-29 12:01 AM

Thank you Siri for typing my comment. Now let me correct all of Siri's errors. Sorry I didn't proofread what Siri typed

No surprise here, except that whistleblowers are complaining to the Press. It's very likely that the DOGE MUSK-eteers uploaded every single file they could from every agency they could and most of it may be on the cloud or sitting in some server in the Arctic somewhere.

What better way to screw America in the American people then to upload every single byte of data from government information systems and then be able to secretly sell it to whatever adversary is willing to pay for that information? Treason from on us by Putins best friend forever.

#16 | Posted by Augustine at 2025-08-29 12:06 AM

@#15 ... It's very likely that the DOGE MUSK-eteers uploaded every single file they could from every agency they could and most of it maybe on the cloud we're sitting in some server in Iceland or the Arctic somewhere. ...

While I may disagree with the details, overall, I agree.

Then there also seems to be the concern that I have mentioned in the past ...

What back-door access has DOGE left behind, and more importantly, who might have access to those back-doors, if they exist?

Asked differently, has DOGE given Pres Putin access to our government databases?


#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-29 12:33 AM

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